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Alto Verde!
Spectators: 6642 (Terracing: 5005, Seating: 1635, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Thomas kicked off to start the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Roque Bladi put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of San Cristobal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 16 de agosto:s goal. The goalkeeper, Joel Panpili, was totally fooled by 16 de agosto's Fermin Bixintxo, who 6 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Sergio Su sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Panpili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Thomas in the 11th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, San Cristobal's Ubaldo Sauveur made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikelats Barragan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 played minutes San Cristobal got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Aztore. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Joel Panpili successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 32 minutes into the match, Tomas Thomas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joel Panpili, 2-1. Sergio Su received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Joel Panpili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of 16 de agosto booed when San Cristobal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Javiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Guillermo Quinten fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 46th match minute, San Cristobal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Javiar to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabian Aztore was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, San Cristobal's Ubaldo Sauveur got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the match, San Cristobal's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Su came free, but Joel Panpili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 de agosto made a substitution. Isaac Atarratze replaced Guillermo Quinten. Joel Panpili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Ulizes in the 65th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Simon Ulizes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 16 de agosto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Joel Panpili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Thomas, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Aldo Javiar hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. If Tomas Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Ulizes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Panpili having to interfere. 16 de agosto's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.