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Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jörn Helström made the kick off which started today's match. Haakon á Borg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Bergvall, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Henry Bergvall fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Haakon á Borg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Abecia in the 7th minute of play. Jörn Helström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hipolito Rico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Abecia in the 9th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jörn Helström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hipolito Rico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Henry Bergvall's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haakon á Borg was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 18th minute, Henry Bergvall fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Haakon á Borg. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Black Mamba's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. In the 20th minute, Jörn Helström made a precise shot to the right of Hipolito Rico. Black Mamba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Carlos Gonzalez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörn Helström in the 31st minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calistrat Deșliu made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Verne Everett however managed to control. Cura del Futbol's Haakon á Borg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Bergvall in the 34th minute of play. Niclas Gunnarsson lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 36th minute, one of Black Mamba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Black Mamba. Jörn Helström did an outstanding performance 39 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-2 to the right of an irritated Hipolito Rico in the goal. In the 43rd minute, Jörn Helström 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. If Jörn Helström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hipolito Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Helström, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henry Bergvall stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hipolito Rico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörn Helström in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Jörn Helström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Hipolito Rico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Froilan Fresco kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Haakon á Borg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Bergvall in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Jörn Helström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cura del Futbol fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. After 72 played minutes Cura del Futbol got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Gonzalez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Bergvall in the 73rd minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Helström, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Hipolito Rico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörn Helström in the 78th minute of the match. Cura del Futbol made a substitution. Uran Salero replaced Jörn Helström. Black Mamba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Verne Everett in the 81st minute. Black Mamba's Verne Everett got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Verne Everett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haakon á Borg having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cura del Futbol had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.