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Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benedicto Bihar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lorenzo James hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Cesare Cardillo was a little too slow when Benedicto Bihar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 10 minutes Lechuguitas F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernardo Sasso who took care of the corner kick. Lechuguitas F.C.'s Cesare Cardillo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Agamenón do Nascimento in the 16 minute of the game. Cesare Cardillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Bihar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Lechuguitas F.C. getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Arnulfo Tercero hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Benedicto Bihar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Cardillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Benedicto Bihar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Cardillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernardo Sasso in the 26th minute. Helge Kozub made a great header on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner, it was just that Lechuguitas F.C.'s Cesare Cardillo managed to reach the ball for a save. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Bârsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th match minute, Lechuguitas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Tercero to maneuver through the defense. When Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Benedicto Bihar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesare Cardillo was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Cesare Cardillo made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Benedicto Bihar sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th match minute, Lechuguitas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Clodio to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedicto Bihar. Cesare Cardillo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Lechuguitas F.C. made a substitution. Armando Santiago replaced Arnulfo Tercero. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anton Bârsan to make the kick off. A collision led to Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Robustiano Eron hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Laureano Dimas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cesare Cardillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Bihar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesare Cardillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Bernardo Sasso got a free kick in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Benedicto Bihar notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Lechuguitas F.C.'s Cesare Cardillo. Cesare Cardillo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 72 minutes of play, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesare Cardillo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Seçkin Öksüzoğlu was substituted for Lorenzo James. Aykut Canel struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Cesare Cardillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC. Lechuguitas F.C.'s Cesare Cardillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aykut Canel in the 85th minute of play. Cesare Cardillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aykut Canel, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC were awarded a corner. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu went to the cornerflag to take it. Arnoldo Javiar thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cesare Cardillo, a very annoying self made goal in the 88th minute which led to 5-1. Modesto Amor's late challenge caught a Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Amor helped the player get up and apologised. Modesto Amor hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Aykut Canel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Cesare Cardillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After taking down the ball on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner Seçkin Öksüzoğlu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cesare Cardillo quite easily take care of the ball. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Pueblo in the 98th minute of play. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lechuguitas F.C. for a fine match.