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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gervasio Raphael took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Winning Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Ubelteso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Efren in the 9th minute of play forced Winning Eleven's goalkeeper Saturnino Cresencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Reposera Fc's zone, Natalio Sabin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romeo Nevada came out of the goal and Natalio Sabin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romeo Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Raphael in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Andres Fernanco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Reposera Fc's Ricardo Efren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saturnino Cresencio. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Romeo Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Raphael in the 30th minute of play. Romeo Nevada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Sabin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natalio Sabin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Serafino Fiz fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reposera Fc's protests and gave Serafino Fiz a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes Reposera Fc got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Fiz. After having played for 40 minutes, Natalio Sabin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Winning Eleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natalio Sabin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Reposera Fc getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Pablo Batista hit a great ball. Winning Eleven's Humberto Galindo pulled a muscle in his leg after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 44 minutes, Pablo Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reposera Fc and the Winning Eleven players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th minute, Pablo Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafino Fiz to strike the kick off in the second half. Atilano Checa kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Winning Eleven's Saturnino Cresencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafino Fiz in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Winning Eleven getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Daniel Ubelteso hit a great ball. Arnaldo Firmo charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnaldo Firmo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Reposera Fc getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Arnaldo Firmo hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Natalio Sabin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Romeo Nevada. The supporters of Winning Eleven booed when Reposera Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Firmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florencio Efraim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Cresencio having to interfere. If Natalio Sabin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Honorato Lucero came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Winning Eleven 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 Honorato Lucero couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the match, Reposera Fc's goalkeeper Romeo Nevada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natalio Sabin. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Winning Eleven players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.