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Africa United
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaudencio Gilen started the match with the kick off. Arnaldo Piarres's late challenge caught a Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnaldo Piarres helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Arnaldo Piarres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 9 minutes, Esteve Maxin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dani Turrado FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteve Maxin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Esteve Maxin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Eusebio Egun notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s Hugo Eron. Hugo Eron was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Tito Y Los Esclavos. defense, Esteve Maxin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Eron. The Tito Y Los Esclavos. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Eron should have stopped the shot. Eusebio Egun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Hugo Eron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Tito Y Los Esclavos. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eloy Raebert to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s zone, Esteve Maxin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Eron came out of the goal and Esteve Maxin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Egun in the 36th minute of play forced Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s goalkeeper Hugo Eron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Dani Turrado FC's Eusebio Egun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Eron made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Matthias Sammer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusebio Egun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Eron having to make a save. Hugo Eron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Egun, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Dani Turrado FC's Esteve Maxin got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Javier Larpe made a kick off. If Matthias Sammer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Arsenio Arlo 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. 55 minutes into the match, Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s goalkeeper Hugo Eron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthias Sammer. 56 minutes into the match, Dani Turrado FC's Esteve Maxin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugo Eron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arsenio Arlo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Eron having to interfere. Esteve Maxin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Eron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Hugo Eron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Egun, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Hugo Eron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eusebio Egun went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Esteve Maxin might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Eron. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteve Maxin ran back to his position shaking his head. Arsenio Arlo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Eron having to interfere. If Esteve Maxin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Esteve Maxin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dani Turrado FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteve Maxin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Eron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaudencio Gilen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Eron having to interfere. Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s Hugo Eron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Egun in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s zone, Matthias Sammer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Eron came out of the goal and Matthias Sammer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Dani Turrado FC's Matthias Sammer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hugo Eron. That made the score 0-6 after 78 minutes of play. 82 minutes into the match, Tito Y Los Esclavos.'s goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Maxin came free, but Hugo Eron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bernardino Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaudencio Gilen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Arnaldo Piarres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Dani Turrado FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tito Y Los Esclavos. throughout the match.