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Spectators: 7077 (Terracing: 5577, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) In the 3rd minute, Baldomero Ted hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Emmanuel got free with Alberto Bikendi in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Baldomero Ted hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Los Olivos's Lisandro Perrando got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to Los Olivos getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Lisandro Perrando hit a great ball. If Haroldo Su had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Los Olivos's Alberto Bikendi got control of the ball when Christian Emmanuel tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Los Olivos's Uriel Oliverios in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Midland's goalie prevented a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Midland's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Oliverios came free, but Orlando Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Colon charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Colon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Bikendi made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Dante Gombal sent off a good shot on target. After 26 played minutes Los Olivos got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Eguerdi. 29 minutes into the match, Midland's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Lopez came free, but Orlando Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Cristobal Katia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Dei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uriel Oliverios's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Midland's Orlando Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Lopez in the 36th minute of play. When Baldomero Ted was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 37 minutes had been played. In the 38th minute, Baldomero Ted hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Blas Erramu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Emmanuel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Alberto Bikendi made a huge save. Midland's Orlando Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Lopez in the 43rd minute of play. Orlando Dei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Oliverios in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Dante Gombal made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Cirilo Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Olivos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Dante Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Midland's supporters rose to their feet, but Dante Gombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Bikendi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mario Martxel hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Midland's Christian Emmanuel got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Los Olivos's Uriel Oliverios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Dei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute of the match Los Olivos got a corner. Midland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Uriel Oliverios ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Los Olivos's corner Uriel Oliverios fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Orlando Dei quite easily take care of the ball. Orlando Dei was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cirilo Lopez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 69 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Midland's Roberto Colon got a free kick in the 82nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uriel Oliverios in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Orlando Dei saved Midland from getting behind. Christian Emmanuel's late challenge caught a Los Olivos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Emmanuel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Midland getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Christian Emmanuel hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Midland's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Lopez came free, but Orlando Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Midland's Orlando Dei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Midland from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Los Olivos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.