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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Oliverios Lombos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harold Villagracia was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Oliverios Lombos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Harold Villagracia skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When GenSan's Oliverios Lombos in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croydon's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Croydon's Harold Villagracia got control of the ball when Romnick Sarigumba tried to sneak it across the goal line. GenSan's Bert Mellendrez got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. GenSan's Edgar Palugod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roscoe Balaoing in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bayani Mangkay during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bayani Mangkay hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, GenSan's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Cordova came free, but Edgar Palugod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Oliverios Lombos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Matthewz Biazon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Adam Marcellana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croydon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 45 minutes into the match, Croydon's goalkeeper Harold Villagracia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliverios Lombos. Harold Villagracia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliverios Lombos in the 46th minute of the match. Oliver Quengua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Harold Villagracia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oliverios Lombos was the one to do the kick off. Jose Canilao's late challenge caught a GenSan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Canilao helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, Croydon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Canilao to maneuver through the defense. After 53 played minutes, GenSan's Oliver Quengua shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Harold Villagracia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GenSan reached it. 53 minutes into the game, Adam Marcellana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croydon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GenSan the free kick. Adam Marcellana kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Oliverios Lombos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harold Villagracia was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Harold Villagracia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliverios Lombos, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Adam Marcellana kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. When Oliverios Lombos came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the GenSan 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 Oliverios Lombos couldn't finish the play. Adam Marcellana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Palugod having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Benjamin Cordova was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croydon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GenSan the free kick. After a rather tough play, Croydon's Benjamin Cordova got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute of the match Bayani Mangkay sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Harold Villagracia skillfully saved the ball. Oliverios Lombos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Harold Villagracia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Romnick Sarigumba came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the GenSan 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 Sarigumba couldn't finish the play. Harold Villagracia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliverios Lombos in the 73rd minute of play. Pete Chavez's late challenge caught a Croydon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pete Chavez helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes GenSan got a freekick which was hit by Pete Chavez. In the 78th match minute, Croydon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roscoe Balaoing to maneuver through the defense. The GenSan fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when GenSan's Oliverios Lombos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Oliver Quengua kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Harold Villagracia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oliverios Lombos's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Oliverios Lombos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harold Villagracia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harold Villagracia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliverios Lombos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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