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Estadio Diabolico
Spectators: 7189 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Atauri started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Daniel Cresconio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chorillo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ROJO FC the free kick. The supporters of ROJO FC booed when Chorillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Cresconio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Vitin during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chorillo FC's Emanuel Vitin got a free kick in the 8th minute. A throw-in in the 10th minute of the game was made by Ole-Gunnar Barka with Arnoldo Min as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Joel Cordara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chorillo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Cordara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Sebastian Atauri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Mon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evelio Confesor took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Mon. Abelardo Mon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Carlos Canor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Gelacio having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Joel Cordara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danilo Gelacio. ROJO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Cordara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Carlos Canor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 27 played minutes Chorillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Rosendo Iruinea. Sebastian Atauri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Abelardo Mon made a huge save. Joel Cordara struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Danilo Gelacio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chorillo FC. Silvio Mikolas charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvio Mikolas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Joel Cordara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Gelacio was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Cordara in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Gelacio saved ROJO FC from getting behind. 39 minutes into the match, ROJO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Cordara came free, but Danilo Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes Chorillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Cresconio. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Joel Cordara made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Joel Cordara took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Danilo Gelacio to make any attempt to save it. In the 55th minute Sebastian Atauri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Mon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amancio Derwin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Mon having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Joel Cordara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Gelacio was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Mikolas in the 62nd minute of play forced Chorillo FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Mon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Evelio Confesor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Abelardo Mon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sebastian Sefastsson hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Chorillo FC's Abelardo Mon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Atauri in the 68th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ROJO FC's zone, Joel Cordara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danilo Gelacio came out of the goal and Joel Cordara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abelardo Mon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evelio Confesor in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Evelio Confesor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th play minute Daniel Cresconio came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Danilo Gelacio. 2-3. The supporters of ROJO FC booed when Chorillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ole-Gunnar Barka didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Sebastian Atauri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Mon. Chorillo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Atauri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Abelardo Mon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Derwin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. ROJO FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.