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Ravenwest Arena
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oscar Gimenez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Ravenwest FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Paublo came free, but Pavlos Tzolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Gimenez in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolando Berasko saved Manantial AFC from getting behind. Oscar Gimenezs short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Rolando Berasko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 12th minute Jesus Iigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Berasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Lucio Moise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Oscar Gimenez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Berasko was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Rolando Berasko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Gimenez, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Manantial AFC's zone, Jesus Iigo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Berasko came out of the goal and Jesus Iigo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oscar Gimenez got free with Rolando Berasko in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jesus Iigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, Manantial AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gogo Urbes to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ravenwest FC booed when Manantial AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Atarrabi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolando Berasko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Iigo in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Jesus Iigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Berasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Jonatan Bartoleme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Tzolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Gimenez in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolando Berasko saved Manantial AFC from getting behind. Oscar Gimenez in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rolando Berasko, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adolfo Frantzes to make the kick off. Rolando Berasko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Iigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesus Iigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Rolando Berasko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hipolito Quentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Oscar Gimenez notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Manantial AFC's Rolando Berasko. Rolando Berasko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 69th minute Oscar Gimenez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Berasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesus Iigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute, Oscar Gimenez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ravenwest FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 76th minute, Oscar Gimenez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Berasko was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Jesus Iigo charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jesus Iigo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ravenwest FC's Jesus Iigo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Oscar Gimenez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jesus Iigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Berasko having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ravenwest FC's Hong Jian Hui got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Adolfo Frantzes 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. 87 minutes into the match, Manantial AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Gimenez came free, but Rolando Berasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Moise recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Manantial AFC defense, Oscar Gimenez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Berasko. The Manantial AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Berasko should have stopped the shot. Rolando Berasko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar Gimenez's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. If Adolfo Frantzes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ravenwest FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.