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Match Report
La República C.F
Spectators: 7948 (Terracing: 5962,
Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eduardo Ponce De Leon started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Victorino Avila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natal Vives's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Manuel Antonio Caballero - 0-1 was put on the score board in the 5th minute. Eduardo Ponce De Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Heriberto Barro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oscar Gómez kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to República getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Silverio Abad hit a great ball. Matxin Zárate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Heriberto Barro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Ponce De Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Heriberto Barro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Angel Merino fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Alba Cete's protests and gave Angel Merino a yellow card for diving instead. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for República! In the 34th minute there was a penalty for Golden Alba Cete. Natal Vives stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Manuel Antonio Caballero. 1-2. In the 37th match minute, Golden Alba Cete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Delgado to maneuver through the defense. When Matxin Zárate came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the República 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 Matxin Zárate couldn't finish the play. If Haimar Pascua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haimar Pascua to strike the kick off in the second half. Manuel Antonio Caballero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haimar Pascua, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute, Golden Alba Cete's Anter Zapico dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 61st minute, Uroš Djordjević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Uroš Djordjević ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heriberto Barro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Manuel Antonio Caballero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Merino's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 87 minutes into the game, Anter Zapico recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manuel Antonio Caballero. Anter Zapico showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Haimar Pascua got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eduardo Ponce De Leon hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd match minute, Golden Alba Cete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Merino to maneuver through the defense. The República supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Golden Alba Cete's performance. The match ended with a win for Golden Alba Cete.
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