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Fortaleza Blue White
Spectators: 7160 (Terracing: 5473, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Honorato Machado started the match with the kick off. Clemente Sayveon hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Hermengildo Abajas struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Raimundo Valerio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Blue White. After a defensive mix-up in Berros's zone, Hermengildo Abajas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo Valerio came out of the goal and Hermengildo Abajas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laureano Ofelio during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Berros getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Laureano Ofelio hit a great ball. Eleuterio Beltxe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Nikola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honorato Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Ofelio in the 21st minute of play forced The Blue White's goalkeeper Eleuterio Beltxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Senon kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Eleuterio Beltxe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Ofelio in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match Celso Chorache sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raimundo Valerio skillfully saved the ball. In the 38th minute Arturo Santikurtz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Beltxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Marciano Nikola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Beltxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eleuterio Beltxe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Nikola in the 42nd minute of play. Berros's Raimundo Valerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Machado in the 43rd minute of play. If Hermengildo Abajas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marciano Nikola to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Berros's Leonardo Raebert seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leonardo Raebert the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Berros protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leonardo Raebert had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 60th minute, Honorato Machado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eleuterio Beltxe made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Arturo Santikurtz sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th match minute, Berros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Mingo to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see The Blue White's Placido Bonifaco in action when he in the 66th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 68th minute, Arturo Santikurtz made a precise shot to the right of Eleuterio Beltxe. The Blue White's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Laureano Ofelio succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 73rd playminute. Hermengildo Abajas might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimundo Valerio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hermengildo Abajas ran back to his position shaking his head. If Arturo Santikurtz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Uriel Sotil hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Hermengildo Abajas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Valerio having to interfere. Hermengildo Abajas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimundo Valerio had in the 97thth minute some difficulties stopping Placido Bonifaco's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 97th minute, Placido Bonifaco made a precise shot to the right of Raimundo Valerio. Berros's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.