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La Montaña Mágica
Spectators: 7440 (Terracing: 5581, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelio Ciriaca kicked off to start the match. Admon Garabito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eli Escamilla in the 7th minute of play forced Arenales's goalkeeper Silviano Samamies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlanda Carreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute Aurelio Ciriaca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xepe Foubelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xepe Foubelo came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Arenales's Aurelio Ciriaca. But to his dismay, Aurelio Ciriaca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 21st minute Admon Garabito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviano Samamies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Quintyn Castiñeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Eli Escamilla in the 28th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Silviano Samamies's left hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olivar Mexia in the 30th minute of play forced La Orquesta de Nietzsche's goalkeeper Xepe Foubelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xepe Foubelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Cardeñosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordairo Olaiz in the 36th minute of play forced La Orquesta de Nietzsche's goalkeeper Xepe Foubelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Du Kun Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviano Samamies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arenales's zone, Eli Escamilla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silviano Samamies came out of the goal and Eli Escamilla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eli Escamilla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. La Orquesta de Nietzsche's Xepe Foubelo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save La Orquesta de Nietzsche from getting a goal against them. If Du Kun Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eli Escamilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Silviano Samamies tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olivar Mexia got free with Xepe Foubelo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of La Orquesta de Nietzsche booed when Arenales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olivar Mexia didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Aurelio Ciriaca fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arenales's protests and gave Aurelio Ciriaca a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Arenales got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Ciriaca. 73 minutes into the match, Arenales's goal looked a bit too open when Admon Garabito came free, but Silviano Samamies reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Admon Garabito in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silviano Samamies prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Alişan Açıkel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silviano Samamies was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olivar Mexia got free with Xepe Foubelo in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. La Orquesta de Nietzsche's Xepe Foubelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cordairo Olaiz in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Du Kun Xing 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. In the 93rd minute, Orlanda Carreira made a precise shot to the right of Silviano Samamies. Arenales's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Olivar Mexia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Xepe Foubelo made a huge save. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the La Orquesta de Nietzsche players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.