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Neasden Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilmer Noyola kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Angel Botello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Victor Arango showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Victor Arango made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Galeas in the 4th minute of play. Oscar Mendoza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilmer Noyola in the 7th minute of play. If Julio Benavides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jhonnatan Granados sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Benavides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Julio Benavides 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. In the 19th minute, Mauro Galeas made a precise shot to the right of Victor Arango. Neasden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mauro Galeas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hemel Hempstead City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Galeas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Arango breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Hemel Hempstead City's Jhonnatan Granados sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victor Arango narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carmelo Collado kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Leopoldo Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd match minute, Hemel Hempstead City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Messias to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hemel Hempstead City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eraldo Dubon was slow to take the kick. During this time Neasden's players had a chance to rest. Oscar Mendoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Reyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mauro Galeas made a kick off. The supporters of Hemel Hempstead City booed when Neasden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hemel Hempstead City's Oscar Mendoza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilmer Noyola in the 57th minute of play. If Julio Benavides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61st play minutes Wilmer Noyola shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Oscar Mendoza and just under the crossbar into goal. Victor Arango made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Galeas in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Mauro Galeas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hemel Hempstead City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Mauro Galeas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neasden's Victor Arango played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Galeas in the 79th minute of play. Jhonnatan Granados fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Arango having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Mauro Galeas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hemel Hempstead City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Galeas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Arango breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mauro Galeas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Victor Arango tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Julio Benavides managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neasden's supporters rose to their feet, but Julio Benavides was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Mendoza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilmer Noyola in the 95th minute of play forced Hemel Hempstead City's goalkeeper Oscar Mendoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilmer Noyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hemel Hempstead City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.