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Shaftesbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Romnick Lapuz made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Romnick Lapuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Watlington FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Romnick Lapuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Popcorn Gonzalez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 8 minutes, Jeric Hizon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shaftesbury City and the Watlington FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Shaftesbury City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeric Hizon to maneuver through the defense. Romnick Lapuz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Popcorn Gonzalez having to interfere. When Romnick Lapuz came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Watlington FC 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 Romnick Lapuz couldn't finish the play. Xarex Magbitang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipo Congco, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Xarex Magbitang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philipo Congco in the 20th minute of the match. Diomar Francisco kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Philipo Congco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xarex Magbitang having to interfere. If Jaypee Pecson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipo Congco in the 29th minute of play forced Watlington FC's goalkeeper Xarex Magbitang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes of play Shaftesbury City's Jeric Hizon was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Shaftesbury City getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Jeric Hizon hit a great ball. Erap Abayari took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Popcorn Gonzalez. Shaftesbury City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Jaypee Pecson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xarex Magbitang. Watlington FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaypee Pecson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Jaypee Pecson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaypee Pecson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xarex Magbitang having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaypee Pecson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Montenegro Dorilag during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Sonny Bisaya came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Shaftesbury City 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 Sonny Bisaya couldn't finish the play. Jaypee Pecson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Xarex Magbitang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bartolome Deonzon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romnick Lapuz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Popcorn Gonzalez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Sonny Bisaya kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 65thth minute of the game Romnick Lapuz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shaftesbury City's Popcorn Gonzalez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xarex Magbitang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaypee Pecson in the 69th minute of play. Xarex Magbitang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Magarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaypee Pecson in the 71st minute of play forced Watlington FC's goalkeeper Xarex Magbitang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sonnymar Sabangan charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sonnymar Sabangan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sonny Bisaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xarex Magbitang having to interfere. Xarex Magbitang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaypee Pecson, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Jaypee Pecson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Sonny Bisaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Ian Gunigundo 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. Jaypee Pecson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xarex Magbitang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Shaftesbury City's Popcorn Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romnick Lapuz in the 87th minute of play. Sonnymar Sabangan kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Ian Gunigundo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Shaftesbury City's Popcorn Gonzalez. Popcorn Gonzalez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.