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Blackburn Park
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlando Calderon made the kick off which started today's match. Guillermo Alfaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Villalobos having to interfere. In the 7th minute Orlando Calderon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Figueroa in the 8th minute of play forced Blackburn City's goalkeeper Eraldo Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Figueroa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eraldo Ramirez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Calderon, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Guillermo Alfaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Villalobos made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Alberto Ochoa sent off a good shot on target. Eraldo Ramirez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Calderon went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpected shot in the 22nd minute by Alberto Ochoa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eraldo Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Calderon in the 26th minute of play. Orlando Calderon scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eraldo Ramirez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Guillermo Alfaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Villalobos was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. With a little luck, BARCELONA's Felipe Villalobos got control of the ball when Alberto Ochoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game Guillermo Alfaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BARCELONA's Felipe Villalobos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute Esteban Figueroa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Edgar Zaldaña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blackburn City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BARCELONA the free kick. A collision led to Blackburn City getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Edgar Zaldaña hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Alonso Reyes hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Gallardo during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edgar Gallardo kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Blackburn City's Eraldo Ramirez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Blackburn City from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in BARCELONA's zone, Guillermo Alfaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felipe Villalobos came out of the goal and Guillermo Alfaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute, Avilio Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Guillermo Alfaro notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of BARCELONA's Felipe Villalobos. Felipe Villalobos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 73rd minute Guillermo Alfaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Villalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Blackburn City's Guillermo Alfaro in 74 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Felipe Villalobos guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Esteban Figueroa might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eraldo Ramirez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteban Figueroa ran back to his position shaking his head. If Orlando Calderon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Figueroa scored 1-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eraldo Ramirez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Blackburn City's Eraldo Ramirez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Calderon in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Calderon in the 89th minute of play forced Blackburn City's goalkeeper Eraldo Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Alfaro in the 97th minute of play forced BARCELONA's goalkeeper Felipe Villalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The BARCELONA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BARCELONA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.