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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) April 25 SC's Ramiro James started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 3rd minute of play. Ramiro James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anko Bravo having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Ren Xi Chen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anko Bravo. Nubecitas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ren Xi Chen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Anko Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from István Antal, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th match minute, April 25 SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Marques to maneuver through the defense. Nubecitas FC's Hanni Ruiz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for April 25 SC. Anko Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Ren Xi Chen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anko Bravo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Ren Xi Chen sped through Nubecitas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anko Bravo. The April 25 SC fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ren Xi Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 31st minute Ren Xi Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anko Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celestino Cifuentes made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Odilon Rivas immediately put the ball in play. In the 34th minute, Ren Xi Chen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Ren Xi Chen might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anko Bravo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ren Xi Chen ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Ren Xi Chen sped through Nubecitas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anko Bravo. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Ramiro James got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Ren Xi Chen 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-9 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Peio Guijarro made the kick off in the second half. Ren Xi Chen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anko Bravo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ren Xi Chen slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 51st minute. In the 58th minute of the match, Ramiro James tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anko Bravo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 61st minute Ren Xi Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anko Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramiro James received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Anko Bravo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anko Bravo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ren Xi Chen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 66 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nubecitas FC's zone, István Antal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anko Bravo came out of the goal and István Antal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th match minute, April 25 SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by István Antal to maneuver through the defense. Anko Bravo came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen. But to his dismay, Ren Xi Chen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. In the 82ndth minute of the game Ren Xi Chen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ren Xi Chen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anko Bravo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ren Xi Chen slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 85th minute. Ramiro James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Ren Xi Chen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anko Bravo. That made the score 0-15 in the 96 minute of play. When the match was over April 25 SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Nubecitas FC throughout the match.
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