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Larry Mullen Jr
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauricio Piarres started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Elvio Eufrasio fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Aquilino Sandaili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Romulo Onofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tabossi FC's Aquilino Sandaili in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U2 Station's goalie prevented a goal. Mauricio Piarres might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Romulo Onofre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauricio Piarres ran back to his position shaking his head. Romulo Onofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquilino Sandaili in the 20th minute of the match. Mauricio Piarres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romulo Onofre having to interfere. In the 23rdth minute of the game Mauricio Piarres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U2 Station's Romulo Onofre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Romulo Onofre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Piarres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes, Conrado Pinto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabossi FC and the U2 Station players grew even worse after the yellow card. Conrado Pinto hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tabossi FC! In the 38th minute there was a penalty for U2 Station. Albano Gabrio stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Emanuel Balesio. 2-0. Benjamin Uzuri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Balesio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Eufrasio in the 46th minute of the match. Benjamin Uzuri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 49th minute of the match, but Emanuel Balesio made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elvio Eufrasio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benjamin Uzuri struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Emanuel Balesio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U2 Station. In the 54th minute Elvio Eufrasio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conrado Pinto got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 56th match minute, Tabossi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Pinto to maneuver through the defense. Aquilino Sandaili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Romulo Onofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U2 Station's Romulo Onofre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save U2 Station from getting a goal against them. Romulo Onofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Sandaili in the 63rd minute of play. If Benjamin Uzuri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tabossi FC's Emanuel Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Eufrasio in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Eufrasio in the 84th minute of play forced Tabossi FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U2 Station's Ramon Otoniel suffered a sore thigh after 85 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 85 minutes, Amadeo Rey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabossi FC and the U2 Station players grew even worse after the yellow card. 87 minutes into the game, Benjamin Uzuri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Emanuel Balesio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aquilino Sandaili struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Romulo Onofre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabossi FC. Tabossi FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.