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Petronila
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Petronila's Jonas Montrell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Mark Elzer put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Leonardo Telo. With 9 minutes on the clock, Horacio Remir commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Timbocito FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Horacio Remir hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Honorato Manny 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. Damian Min kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Marcelo Viviano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonardo Telo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Viviano went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Siro Caitano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Montrell in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Elvio Ubarna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Telo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Mark Elzer 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. Timbocito FC's Siro Caitano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Timbocito FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Petronila's zone, Mark Elzer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Telo came out of the goal and Mark Elzer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Montrell in the 41st minute of play forced Timbocito FC's goalkeeper Siro Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Telo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduardo Berasko went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Elzer to make the kick off. Timbocito FC's Siro Caitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Montrell in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Damian Min's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siro Caitano was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Siro Caitano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Poz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Elzer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leonardo Telo came out and tried to block the shot, but Mark Elzer slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 65th minute. The supporters of Petronila booed when Timbocito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cecilio Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timbocito FC's Siro Caitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Manny in the 70th minute of play. Mark Elzer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Leonardo Telo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elvio Ubarna struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Leonardo Telo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Timbocito FC. Jonas Montrell took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Siro Caitano. Siro Caitano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. After 89 played minutes, Petronila's Honorato Manny shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Siro Caitano 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 Petronila reached it. Jonas Montrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Siro Caitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Caitano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siro Caitano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Montrell in the 97th minute of play. Timbocito FC played a much better game than Petronila and deserved their victory. The Petronila players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.