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Arena Celeste
Spectators: 10846 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) Poulton-Le-Fylde United's Pedro Henriquez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Fontoria in the 3rd minute of play forced Poulton-Le-Fylde United's goalkeeper Daniel Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Félix Pinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guatitlan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Omar Asad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Duarte having to interfere. After some careless play in the Poulton-Le-Fylde United defense, Andre Fontoria kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Duarte. The Poulton-Le-Fylde United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Duarte should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute, Salvador Escobar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Guatitlan's Andre Fontoria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Daniel Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Ventura in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Poulton-Le-Fylde United's zone, Félix Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Duarte came out of the goal and Félix Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Mauricio Ventura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guatitlan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 36th play minutes Omar Asad shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Daniel Duarte and just under the crossbar into goal. Félix Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Duarte having to interfere. Guatitlan's Elias Leiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amilcar Morales in the 43rd minute of play. Daniel Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Fontoria in the 44th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andre Fontoria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Guatitlan's Félix Pinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. 56 minutes into the match, Guatitlan's Félix Pinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniel Duarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th minute Félix Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute of the match Guatitlan got a corner. Poulton-Le-Fylde United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Allan Fernandez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Guatitlan's Allan Fernandez to fire away a dangerous shot which Daniel Duarte despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Guatitlan's Liviu Mitroi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. In the 69th minute Félix Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Asad in the 70th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Poulton-Le-Fylde United defense, Félix Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Duarte. The Poulton-Le-Fylde United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Duarte should have stopped the shot. In the 76th match minute, Guatitlan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Félix Pinho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Poulton-Le-Fylde United's Enrique Bran got a free kick in the 78th minute. Daniel Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Ventura in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the Poulton-Le-Fylde United defense, Félix Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniel Duarte. The Poulton-Le-Fylde United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniel Duarte should have stopped the shot. Mauricio Ventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Duarte having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Özsungur in the 95th minute of play forced Poulton-Le-Fylde United's goalkeeper Daniel Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yasin Özsungur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Daniel Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guatitlan walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.