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Mágico González
Spectators: 10265 (Terracing: 8050, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Baltazar Bentos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcu Ciupe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 11th minute, Marcu Ciupe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. William Pacheco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Misael Corrales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olov Berg charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olov Berg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexander Mena took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Géza Kocsis. GALENA-NORTH's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 22 played minutes GALENA-NORTH got a freekick which was hit by Omar Ourente. La Magia For Ever's Victor Melendez shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Géza Kocsis but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, La Magia For Ever's Manuel Moreira got a free kick in the 30th minute. GALENA-NORTH's Marcu Ciupe got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Cruz during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes GALENA-NORTH got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Cruz. Felipe Ramos's late challenge caught a GALENA-NORTH's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Ramos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of GALENA-NORTH booed when La Magia For Ever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half GALENA-NORTH were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Misael Corrales made a kick off. William Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Bentos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, Marcu Ciupe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. William Pacheco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Baltazar Bentos might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over William Pacheco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baltazar Bentos ran back to his position shaking his head. William Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joselito Del Cid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd match minute, La Magia For Ever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yasir Galeas to maneuver through the defense. Géza Kocsis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Misael Corrales in the 77th minute of the match. Joselito Del Cid hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Géza Kocsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Melendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Wilber Navas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Pacheco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Camilo Rivera kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving William Pacheco. That made the score 0-4 in the 88 minute of play. GALENA-NORTH's Géza Kocsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Misael Corrales in the 94th minute of play. The GALENA-NORTH 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.