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Cavalango
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1460, VIP seats: 40) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benigno Errolan started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Elpidio Firmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cavalango AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Esperanza FC the free kick. A collision led to Cavalango AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Elpidio Firmo hit a great ball. After 5 minutes, Celedonio Gil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavalango AFC and the Club Esperanza FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cavalango AFC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Celedonio Gil hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Polo in the 15th minute of play forced Cavalango AFC's goalkeeper David Eleder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Rius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benigno Errolan in the 19th minute. With a little luck, Club Esperanza FC's Domingo Rius got control of the ball when Celedonio Gil tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Cavalango AFC got a corner. Club Esperanza FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celedonio Gil ran over to the corner to take the kick. 25 minutes into the match, Club Esperanza FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Gil came free, but Domingo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Candido Papo came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Club Esperanza FC 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 Candido Papo couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Cavalango AFC's Celedonio Gil dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 33rd minute, Celedonio Gil reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Domingo Rius. The goal made the score 2-0. The supporters of Club Esperanza FC booed when Cavalango AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Millan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Alvaro Tano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Eleder. Cavalango AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Tano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 40 played minutes Club Esperanza FC got a freekick which was hit by Tiburcio Paz. David Eleder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Polo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cavalango AFC's David Eleder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Candido Papo in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Candido Papo made the kick off in the second half. Domingos Gimenez might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Domingo Rius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domingos Gimenez ran back to his position shaking his head. After 53 played minutes Club Esperanza FC got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Polo. Domingo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celedonio Gil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Polo got free with David Eleder in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Domingo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Errolan in the 59th minute of the match. Domingo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Gimenez in the 60th minute of play. Domingo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Errolan in the 61st minute of the match. If Domingos Gimenez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Emiliano Orlondon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Eleder. That made the score 2-2 in the 64 minute of play. Club Esperanza FC's Domingo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Gil in the 67th minute of play. Domingo Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Domingo Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Serafin Polo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Club Esperanza FC booed when Cavalango AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeo Normando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domingo Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Domingo Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benigno Errolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute Candido Papo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Eleder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes of play Cavalango AFC's Elpidio Firmo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Elpidio Firmo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 played minutes, Club Esperanza FC's Candido Papo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper David Eleder 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 Club Esperanza FC reached it. After some careless play in the Cavalango AFC defense, Serafin Polo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Eleder. The Cavalango AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Eleder should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiburcio Paz during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Esperanza FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Tiburcio Paz hit a great ball. Benigno Errolan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.