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El Manzanar
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bonifacio Charro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guido Incendio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ruben Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Black Lions's Alonzo Quin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bonifacio Charro in the 9th minute of play. Fabricio Nafarroa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 11th playminute. In the 17thth minute of the game Teodosio Gumaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manzano FC's Ruben Cordario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teodosio Gumaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Ruben Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Manzano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Teodosio Gumaro came free, but Ruben Cordario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Black Lions's Guido Incendio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Cordario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Gumaro in the 37th minute of play forced Manzano FC's goalkeeper Ruben Cordario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Fabricio Nafarroa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Alonzo Quin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the match, Manzano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Incendio came free, but Ruben Cordario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodosio Gumaro made a kick off. Manzano FC's Ruben Cordario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Gumaro in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Manzano FC's Leo Lesardo got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Guido Incendio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ruben Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Guido Incendio came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Black Lions fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Guido Incendio couldn't finish the play. Ruben Cordario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Gumaro in the 66th minute of play. If Teodosio Gumaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Black Lions's Guido Incendio got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Bonifacio Charro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Quin having to interfere. Luisito Lander's late challenge caught a Manzano FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisito Lander helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Luisito Lander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bonifacio Charro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bonifacio Charro fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manzano FC's protests and gave Bonifacio Charro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th minute, Bonifacio Charro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio Charro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ruben Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Gumaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Manzano FC's Ruben Cordario got control of the ball when Guido Incendio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Manzano FC's zone, Guido Incendio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruben Cordario came out of the goal and Guido Incendio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Teodosio Gumaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodosio Gumaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Cordario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Manzano FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.