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ΠΑΛΟΚ ARENA
Spectators: 7685 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 185) Roman Baibakov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Roy Naranjo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Baibakov in the 6th minute of play. Humberto Carrera charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Carrera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Humberto Carrera kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Royal Caribbean's Pablo Chapado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roy Naranjo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 18th minute, Franklyn Castillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chus Rodríguez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Pascual Reynoso hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th match minute, Royal Caribbean was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Reynoso to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Chapado in the 29th minute of play forced ΠΑΛΟΚ's goalkeeper Roy Naranjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Pablo Chapado made a precise shot to the right of Roy Naranjo. ΠΑΛΟΚ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 36 minutes into the game, ΠΑΛΟΚ's Franklyn Castillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chus Rodríguez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Roy Naranjo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Reynoso in the 43rd minute of the match. Franklyn Castillo came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Chus Rodríguez could save by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enzo Valencia made a kick off. Eusebio Romo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chus Rodríguez having to make a save. Chus Rodríguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Valencia in the 55th minute of the match. Chus Rodríguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklyn Castillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Melky Ureña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chus Rodríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chus Rodríguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Valencia, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. ΠΑΛΟΚ's Franklyn Castillo got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ΠΑΛΟΚ's Roy Naranjo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Chapado in the 67th minute of play. Chus Rodríguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklyn Castillo in the 72nd minute of play. Chus Rodríguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklyn Castillo in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Melky Ureña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chus Rodríguez was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Chus Rodríguez came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by ΠΑΛΟΚ's Eusebio Romo. But to his dismay, Eusebio Romo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Chus Rodríguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Valencia in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Royal Caribbean's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Valencia came free, but Chus Rodríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, ΠΑΛΟΚ's Franklyn Castillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chus Rodríguez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. In the 94th minute Eusebio Romo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chus Rodríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Royal Caribbean players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ΠΑΛΟΚ.