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MTHATHA STADIUM
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) When Erasmo Turi fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mithatha Bucks FC's protests and gave Erasmo Turi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, Mithatha Bucks FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Turi to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliberto Weather in the 12th minute of play. Gilberto Beat was extremely unlucky when he, in the 14th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Feliberto Weather fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Loren having to interfere. Rafael Hondo's late challenge caught a San Martín FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafael Hondo helped the player get up and apologised. Gilberto Beat was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Santos Endura struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Emanuel Loren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mithatha Bucks FC. San Martín FC's Emanuel Loren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save San Martín FC from getting a goal against them. San Martín FC's Rolando Txilar suffered a concussion after 35 minutes and had to leave the field. During the 35th minute of the match Erasmo Turi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Erasmo Turi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 37th minute, Erasmo Turi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gilberto Beat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Mithatha Bucks FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gervasio Nerio hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, Fernan Oidor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Martín FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mithatha Bucks FC the free kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilberto Beat made a kick off. Maximiliano Bela made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Amador Oxel sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Beat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Loren was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After 54 minutes, Lucas Jago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Martín FC and the Mithatha Bucks FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, San Martín FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Jago to maneuver through the defense. Santos Endura hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Fernan Oidor was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fernan Oidor hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute Gilberto Beat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Gervasio Nerio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mithatha Bucks FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martín FC the free kick. A collision led to Mithatha Bucks FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gervasio Nerio hit a great ball. Emanuel Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Beat, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Gilberto Beat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Loren having to interfere. Alonzo Pancho kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Anastasio Burni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mithatha Bucks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anastasio Burni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Loren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th match minute, San Martín FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Jago to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Beat, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When Gilberto Beat came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Mithatha Bucks 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 Gilberto Beat couldn't finish the play.