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Estadio Ceibal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Emanuel Santos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Horquilla booed when Athena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesar Soter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Filipo having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Santos in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Filipo saved Horquilla from getting behind. Athena's Edgardo Jordy got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Athena's Emanuel Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Baldomero Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Faron, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Edgardo Jordy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Joel Filipo managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Athena's Emanuel Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edelmiro Guter charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edelmiro Guter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baldomero Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Benat, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Emanuel Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joel Filipo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Edgardo Jordy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Faron 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. Baldomero Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Faron, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Baldomero Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Faron in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, German Cesario notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Athena's Baldomero Elizardo. Baldomero Elizardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arturo Faron to make the kick off. Emanuel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Cesar Fraco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joel Filipo. Horquilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesar Fraco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Horquilla's Inocencio Ordono shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 63rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Baldomero Elizardo but with some difficulty. Emanuel Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Joel Filipo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Cordaro kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Emanuel Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Filipo was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Joel Filipo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Jordy in the 73rd minute of the match. Baldomero Elizardo made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when German Cesario sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, Athena's goalkeeper Baldomero Elizardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervasio Benat. Gerardo Lartaun kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Horquilla's zone, Nicolas Senio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Filipo came out of the goal and Nicolas Senio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Horquilla's Joel Filipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Santos in the 80th minute of play. Cesar Soter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joel Filipo having to make a save. Joel Filipo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Soter in the 82nd minute of the match. Cristian Fagondo kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Cesar Fraco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Joel Filipo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Emanuel Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emanuel Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Athena's goalkeeper Baldomero Elizardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervasio Benat. In the 96thth minute of the game Emanuel Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Horquilla's Joel Filipo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Horquilla succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Athena had controlled the match.