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Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Herrera kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Tebaldo Ramon in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Jonathan De Gracia. In the 12th minute, Luis Herrera made a precise shot to the right of Pirmin Zambranos. Sakura Storm's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Luis Herrera received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pirmin Zambranos came out and tried to block the shot, but Luis Herrera slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Pirmin Zambranos stood somewhat misplaced when Luis Herrera came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 22 minute. Pirmin Zambranos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Escalona in the 29th minute of play. Pirmin Zambranos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Herrera in the 34th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sakura Storm's zone, Jonathan De Gracia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pirmin Zambranos came out of the goal and Jonathan De Gracia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lop Alcantara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Herrera in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pirmin Zambranos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Brandao in the 55th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Pirmin Zambranos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oriol Loaisa hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Pirmin Zambranos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frenkie De Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oriol Loaisa to maneuver through the defense. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC made a substitution. Rigoberto Villalaz replaced Jonathan De Gracia. After 64 played minutes Sakura Storm got a freekick which was hit by Oriol Loaisa. In the 68th minute Luis Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pirmin Zambranos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Beto Escalona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pirmin Zambranos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Pirmin Zambranos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tebaldo Ramon to maneuver through the defense. Tebaldo Ramon hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Pirmin Zambranos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frenkie De Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Pasqual Terrazas's late challenge caught a Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pasqual Terrazas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sakura Storm getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Pasqual Terrazas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Herrera in the 84th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Pirmin Zambranos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pirmin Zambranos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sakura Storm's Pirmin Zambranos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frenkie De Jong in the 87th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Frenkie De Jong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pirmin Zambranos. Sakura Storm's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frenkie De Jong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC fully deserved thier win.