La Panera
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bruno Maraman took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ezequiel Calderón kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ovidio Maureo. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Ezequiel Calderón fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Maureo having to interfere. Bruno Maraman scored 1-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ezequiel Calderón was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Pan FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Pan FC's Genaro Esquipula got a free kick in the 17th minute. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Ruy, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Sportivo Ben Hur got a corner. Pan FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Desiderio Tancredo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Calderón in the 23rd minute of play. Ezequiel Calderón's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ovidio Maureo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Ezequiel Calderón might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidio Maureo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ezequiel Calderón ran back to his position shaking his head. Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Calderón in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Pan FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Juan José Van De Gucht hit a great ball. Vicente Caitano hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Ovidio Maureo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ezequiel Calderón's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 40th minute, Ezequiel Calderón got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arnaldo Cedro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pan FC's Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Maraman in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ezequiel Calderón made a kick off. Ezequiel Calderón received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ovidio Maureo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Maraman's late challenge caught a Pan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Maraman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Maraman to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Ezequiel Calderón got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Pan FC's Ezequiel Calderón sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ovidio Maureo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Calderón notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo. Ovidio Maureo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Arnaldo Cedro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Cedro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ovidio Maureo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ezequiel Calderón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th minute Ezequiel Calderón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Maureo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genaro Esquipula's late challenge caught a Sportivo Ben Hur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genaro Esquipula helped the player get up and apologised. Sportivo Ben Hur's Silvestre Dacio was substituted for Apolo Ruy. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Pan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Esquipula didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ezequiel Calderón's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ovidio Maureo was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Ezequiel Calderón ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ovidio Maureo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The audience was convinced that Ezequiel Calderón's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ovidio Maureo was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Ovidio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Cedro in the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Ezequiel Calderón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ezequiel Calderón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bruno Maraman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra made a huge save. Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Calderón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Pan FC were the better team. Pan FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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