255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332,
Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peter Blomkvist kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Gabriele Batistuta 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. In the 7th minute, Carlos Campelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Camilo Salvidor made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Peter Blomkvist sent off a good shot on target. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriele Batistuta in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicasio Abad saved Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting behind. Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Menchu FC from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Gabriele Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Nicasio Abad. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Primitivo Rocendo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After 41 played minutes Menchu FC got a freekick which was hit by Frédéric Chopin. Tomas Cordaryal made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Alonzo Gomesano. In the 46th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Cai Wei Xi was substituted for Peter Blomkvist. After a rather tough play, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Alonzo Gomesano got a free kick in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriele Batistuta to make the kick off. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. In the 65th minute Lei Jian Xiong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Cai Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ got a corner. Menchu FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Enekoitz ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Gökçe Yalazalp managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Menchu FC made a substitution. Arturo Roderigo replaced Peter Söderqwist. Nicasio Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 74th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Gabriele Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Nicasio Abad. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s William Lebigot was substituted for Joel Enekoitz. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Cai Wei Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Wei Xi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camilo Salvidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Rocendo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute, Primitivo Rocendo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Camilo Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After having played for 94 minutes, Cai Wei Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cai Wei Xi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 99th minute of the match Menchu FC got a corner. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Primitivo Rocendo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Menchu FC's Primitivo Rocendo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicasio Abad in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Menchu FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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