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Skuntfield Kingdom
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Nogales FC's Xavier Angel Basualto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Andoni Poveda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adelio Monardes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andoni Poveda, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, José Julio Berroeta took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Adelio Monardes to make any attempt to save it. Nogales FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when José Julio Berroeta 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Smith in the 37th minute of play forced Skuntfield FC's goalkeeper Normando Arend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Andoni Poveda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andoni Poveda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Axel Paternosts short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Adelio Monardes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Skuntfield FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Baraquiel Pedraza hit a great ball. If Markus Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Axel Paternost was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Nogales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Javier Caticura to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, Nogales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Paternost came free, but Adelio Monardes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 minutes, Julián Duvauchelle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nogales FC and the Skuntfield FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Markus Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Normando Arend having to interfere. After 64 played minutes, Nogales FC's León Bakovic shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Normando Arend 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 Nogales FC reached it. Axel Paternost took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adelio Monardes. Adelio Monardes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Xavier Angel Basualto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Normando Arend made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Angel Basualto in the 72nd minute of play. Axel Paternost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Normando Arend showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Angel Basualto, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andoni Poveda in the 81st minute of play forced Nogales FC's goalkeeper Adelio Monardes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adelio Monardes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andoni Poveda, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Xavier Angel Basualto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Axel Paternost fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelio Monardes having to interfere. Andoni Poveda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adelio Monardes having to make a save. Markus Smith sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Axel Paternost's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adelio Monardes was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.