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Match Report
Estadio PUMA
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 120) After a rather tough play, FC PUMA's André Giansanti got a free kick in the 5th minute. Enrique Ulloa hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that David Pimentel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wen Ran Fan was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Alvaro Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Giansanti, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The supporters of FC PUMA booed when Maitros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Palencia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omar Barrera was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. Alvaro Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Ulloa in the 20th minute of the match. Arturo Mendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC PUMA's goalkeeper Wen Ran Fan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wen Ran Fan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erick Palencia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 36th minute, Placido Austin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvaro Baptista was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of FC PUMA booed when Maitros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oswaldo Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Maitros FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maarten Janssen. After a rather tough play, FC PUMA's Adolfo Granados got a free kick in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erick Palencia was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Janssen in the 52nd minute of play forced Maitros FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Maitros FC's Nelson Navas got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Maarten Janssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Placido Austin came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC PUMA 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 Placido Austin couldn't finish the play. Alvaro Baptista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Giansanti's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. A collision led to FC PUMA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. André Giansanti hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC PUMA's Daniel Castillo got a free kick in the 69th minute. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Oswaldo Lima got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oswaldo Lima got free with Wen Ran Fan in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maitros FC's Alvaro Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maarten Janssen in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute Erick Palencia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wen Ran Fan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maarten Janssen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maitros FC's Alvaro Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Giansanti in the 85th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, André Giansanti notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Maitros FC's Alvaro Baptista. Alvaro Baptista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. André Giansanti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Lima cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Wen Ran Fan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC PUMA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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