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Santiago Arandeu
Spectators: 7421 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 70) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aquiles Luzea started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Poroto FC's Aldo Balendin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jorge Mino. Jorge Mino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Progresso's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Mark came free, but Jorge Mino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Progresso's Jorge Mino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Progresso from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Progresso's Jorge Mino got control of the ball when Matias Ishmael tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruben Ramond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Luzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aquiles Luzea in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ruben Ramond saved Poroto FC from getting behind. After 27 played minutes Progresso got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Quinto. When Poroto FC's Aldo Balendin, in the 28th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Poroto FC. Ruben Ramond came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Progresso's Aquiles Luzea. But to his dismay, Aquiles Luzea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Cristo Montae hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Aldo Balendin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cipriano Aureo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Mino was a little too slow when Aldo Balendin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 3-1. Cipriano Aureo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Mino having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aldo Balendin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Aldo Balendin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poroto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aldo Balendin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Mino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jorge Mino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Balendin went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Aureo in the 69th minute of play forced Progresso's goalkeeper Jorge Mino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Aldo Balendin notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Progresso's Jorge Mino. Jorge Mino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 minutes of play, Poroto FC's Cipriano Aureo made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Mino was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Cipriano Aureo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poroto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cipriano Aureo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Mino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 minutes, Romeo Bittor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Progresso and the Poroto FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jorge Mino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cipriano Aureo's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. When the referee ended the match the Poroto FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.