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KARMAGEDON
Spectators: 6804 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eulalio Cesario got the match started through his kick off. When Eulalio Cesario came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the A77AQUE 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 Eulalio Cesario couldn't finish the play. Teobaldo Etxahun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugenio Corderun in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Justo Hodei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Max Power's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A77AQUE the free kick. In the 9th minute, Justo Hodei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Eugenio Corderun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A77AQUE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenio Corderun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 15 minutes of play, Max Power's Teodosio Fernandes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aquiles Salvadore was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eulalio Cesario's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Teobaldo Etxahun skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as A77AQUE's Eulalio Cesario slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teobaldo Etxahun. That made the score 1-1 after 24 minutes of play. Max Power's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Eulalio Cesario scored to the left of an out of position Teobaldo Etxahun, making the score, 2-1. 31 minutes into the match, A77AQUE's goal looked a bit too open when Teodosio Fernandes came free, but Aquiles Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aquiles Salvadore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Fernandes in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34thth minute of the game Teodosio Fernandes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A77AQUE's Aquiles Salvadore was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teobaldo Etxahun was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Blas Silvino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Blas Silvino really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Silvino in the 45th minute of play forced Max Power's goalkeeper Teobaldo Etxahun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodosio Fernandes to make the kick off. Teobaldo Etxahun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eulalio Cesario's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Aquiles Salvadore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Fernandes in the 57th minute of play. Aquiles Salvadore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Fernandes in the 59th minute of the match. Eulalio Cesario might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teobaldo Etxahun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eulalio Cesario ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd minute of the match Sebastian Chorache shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teobaldo Etxahun showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Blas Silvino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eulalio Cesario in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teobaldo Etxahun saved Max Power from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Max Power's zone, Eugenio Corderun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teobaldo Etxahun came out of the goal and Eugenio Corderun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Max Power defense, Blas Silvino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teobaldo Etxahun. The Max Power fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teobaldo Etxahun should have stopped the shot. Teobaldo Etxahun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Silvino in the 75th minute of play. Eugenio Corderun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Eulalio Cesario made a precise shot to the right of Teobaldo Etxahun. Max Power's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After 88 played minutes A77AQUE got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Cesario. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eulalio Cesario in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teobaldo Etxahun saved Max Power from getting behind. A77AQUE walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.