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Arena Shohoku
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulino Canales got the match started through his kick off. Paulino Canales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, The Black Mamba F.C's Bautista Saul got a free kick in the 6th minute. Vicens Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Jonatan Magasich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Black Mamba F.C's Lino Santana got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, The Black Mamba F.C's Abdón Castelblanco got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Vladimiro Brzovic made a precise shot to the right of Jonatan Magasich. The Black Mamba F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 20 played minutes Shohoku FC got a freekick which was hit by Ariano Babarovic. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimiro Brzovic got free with Jonatan Magasich in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladimiro Brzovic received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonatan Magasich came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladimiro Brzovic slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 31st minute. The The Black Mamba F.C fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when The Black Mamba F.C's Paulino Canales 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Estevan Clavijo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shohoku FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Estevan Clavijo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonatan Magasich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Milián Ondegardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Black Mamba F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bautista Saul in the 47th minute of play forced Shohoku FC's goalkeeper Tamariz Saul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quintán Garland's late challenge caught a The Black Mamba F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quintán Garland helped the player get up and apologised. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vladimiro Brzovic made a kick off. Shohoku FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Paulino Canales 53 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. Jonatan Magasich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Brzovic in the 57th minute of the match. The supporters of The Black Mamba F.C booed when Shohoku FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariano Babarovic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaitano Lurquín hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Tamariz Saul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Canales in the 79th minute of play. If Paulino Canales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tamariz Saul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Canales in the 82nd minute of play. Bautista Saul might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tamariz Saul. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bautista Saul ran back to his position shaking his head. Juan Jesus Mac Gill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute Paulino Canales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tamariz Saul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulino Canales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to The Black Mamba F.C getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Bautista Saul hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, The Black Mamba F.C's Paulino Canales ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tamariz Saul. Tamariz Saul yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. The The Black Mamba F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Black Mamba F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.