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Mafia Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Manel Gabaldon made the kick off and thus started the match. Tobias Berti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manel Gabaldon, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 8 minutes of play, Shanghái Greenland's Jairo Prego made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sadurni Teigeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manel Gabaldon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Tobias Berti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Columbo Banzo came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Mafia United 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 Columbo Banzo couldn't finish the play. When Birjaio Ibarzabal fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mafia United's protests and gave Birjaio Ibarzabal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th minute, Birjaio Ibarzabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Froilan Getino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadurni Teigeiro having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Froilan Getino made a precise shot to the right of Sadurni Teigeiro. Mafia United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tobias Berti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Columbo Banzo in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Manel Gabaldon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Berti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Shanghái Greenland's Tobias Berti got control of the ball when Columbo Banzo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Jairo Prego managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shanghái Greenland's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Prego was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sadurni Teigeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tobias Berti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manel Gabaldon, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Jairo Prego made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Manel Gabaldon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tobias Berti was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Columbo Banzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Birjaio Ibarzabal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Froilan Getino got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Manel Gabaldon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Berti having to interfere. Manel Gabaldon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Getino took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sadurni Teigeiro. Sadurni Teigeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 91st minute, Fabian Valgoma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manel Gabaldon 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. If Manel Gabaldon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tobias Berti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Columbo Banzo in the 97th minute of play. The Shanghái Greenland players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.