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Spectators: 7294 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 70) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iurie Şimoc took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Najat in the 4th minute of play forced Straw Hat's goalkeeper Miguel Alarcon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Iurie Şimoc came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the San Miguel 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 Iurie Şimoc couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes of play, San Miguel's Iurie Şimoc made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miguel Alarcon was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Davide Bianchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anier Nevada in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaudencio Baltanas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 played minutes San Miguel got a freekick which was hit by Nacho Palomar. After 22 minutes, Andrei Najat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Miguel and the Straw Hat players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, San Miguel's Andrei Najat got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Anier Nevada in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gaudencio Baltanas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Delfino Abad's late challenge caught a Straw Hat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delfino Abad helped the player get up and apologised. Gabon Feria's late challenge caught a San Miguel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabon Feria helped the player get up and apologised. After some careless play in the San Miguel defense, Anier Nevada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gaudencio Baltanas. The San Miguel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gaudencio Baltanas should have stopped the shot. Miguel Alarcon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Najat in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Straw Hat's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Najat came free, but Miguel Alarcon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaudencio Baltanas was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Anier Nevada capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anier Nevada really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Anier Nevada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Gaudencio Baltanas made a huge save. 47 minutes into the game, Nacho Palomar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Miguel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Straw Hat the free kick. Nacho Palomar hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anier Nevada stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Nacho Palomar managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Miguel's supporters rose to their feet, but Nacho Palomar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Alarcon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Auderico Comas during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Straw Hat's Auderico Comas got a free kick in the 55th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iurie Şimoc got free with Miguel Alarcon in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute Delfino Abad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Alarcon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaudencio Baltanas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iurie Şimoc got free with Miguel Alarcon in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the match, Andrei Najat notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Straw Hat's Miguel Alarcon. Miguel Alarcon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Nevada in the 76th minute of play forced San Miguel's goalkeeper Gaudencio Baltanas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Iurie Şimoc made a precise shot to the right of Miguel Alarcon. Straw Hat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anier Nevada in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaudencio Baltanas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Anier Nevada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Straw Hat's supporters rose to their feet, but Anier Nevada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaudencio Baltanas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iurie Şimoc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Straw Hat's Miguel Alarcon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Straw Hat from getting a goal against them.