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Mollaco
Spectators: 6642 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nemesio Mannie kicked off to start the match. Nemesio Mannie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bento Matias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Gilabert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mollaco's Patricio Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helger Maa in the 14th minute of play. Mollaco's Patricio Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Gilabert in the 15th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dante Gilabert in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patricio Matai saved Mollaco from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Helger Maa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Potukitineke fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 40th minute Helger Maa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Mollaco defense, Helger Maa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patricio Matai. The Mollaco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patricio Matai should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Helger Maa was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Mollaco got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Lore. Patricio Matai made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Helger Maa sent off a good shot on target. Patricio Matai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dante Gilabert's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Patricio Matai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Gilabert, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Patricio Matai was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Dante Gilabert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dante Gilabert really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. 0-6 became the score in the 69th minute when Helger Maa elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 73 minutes, Horacio Locaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mollaco and the Potukitineke players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Mollaco defense, Dante Gilabert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patricio Matai. The Mollaco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patricio Matai should have stopped the shot. When Joaquin Carlomagno came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Mollaco fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joaquin Carlomagno couldn't finish the play. Dante Gilabert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patricio Matai came out and tried to block the shot, but Dante Gilabert slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mollaco's goalkeeper Patricio Matai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mollaco's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dante Gilabert 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-9. The Mollaco fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Potukitineke were clearly better and deserved to take the win.