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Est Obras Pluviales
Spectators: 6638 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chuck Sosa made the kick off which started today's match. Paolo Balendin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chuck Sosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6thth minute of the game Chuck Sosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wally Obras Pluviales's Paolo Balendin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vinícius Branco hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isias Dacorrega in the 13th minute of play forced Wally Obras Pluviales's goalkeeper Paolo Balendin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Chuck Sosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Balendin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paolo Balendin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's Chuck Sosa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Vinícius Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Balendin having to interfere. Vinícius Branco might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paolo Balendin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vinícius Branco ran back to his position shaking his head. Paolo Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Cordario in the 36th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Wally Obras Pluviales got a freekick which was hit by Zack Whatman. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Isias Dacorrega managed to get in a good position for a shot. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's supporters rose to their feet, but Isias Dacorrega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paolo Balendin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chuck Sosa took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Balendin. Paolo Balendin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After the first half OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celedonio Rodas made a kick off. Vinícius Branco's late challenge caught a Wally Obras Pluviales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vinícius Branco helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's Vinícius Branco got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's zone, Celedonio Rodas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julian Mon came out of the goal and Celedonio Rodas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, Wally Obras Pluviales's goal looked a bit too open when Chuck Sosa came free, but Paolo Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Iebra was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Celedonio Rodas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Mon having to interfere. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Chuck Sosa sped through Wally Obras Pluviales's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paolo Balendin. In the 70th match minute, Wally Obras Pluviales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Lazcano to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes, OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS's Isias Dacorrega shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paolo Balendin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS reached it. Vinícius Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Balendin having to interfere. If Isias Dacorrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute of the match, Vinícius Branco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paolo Balendin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zacarias Cordario kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Zacarias Cordario kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Wally Obras Pluviales's Bruno Tello got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Celedonio Rodas came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Wally Obras Pluviales 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 Celedonio Rodas couldn't finish the play. When the match was over OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Wally Obras Pluviales throughout the match.