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El Templo
Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaston Silva started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Eulalio Abad shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luciano Rodriguez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Mijayi F.C.'s Alonzo Marques got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute, Alonzo Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rene Distiratsu didn't quite understand what happened when in the 9 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 12th minute, Aldo Franco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luciano Rodriguez was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Aldo Franco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aldo Franco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Aldo Franco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Luciano Rodriguez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aldo Franco in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luciano Rodriguez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 26th match minute, Shen Long FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Distiratsu to maneuver through the defense. Apolo Toribio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaston Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luciano Rodriguez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aldo Franco in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Aguirre in the 38th minute of play forced Mijayi F.C.'s goalkeeper Apolo Toribio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luciano Rodriguez having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Higinio Barea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mijayi F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Barea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gaston Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaston Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apolo Toribio having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Higinio Barea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mijayi F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Barea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aldo Franco succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. After 67 played minutes Mijayi F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Marques. A throw-in in the 69th minute of the game was made by Eulalio Abad with Melchor Beliran as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Apolo Toribio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 played minutes Mijayi F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Franco. The supporters of Mijayi F.C. booed when Shen Long FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Felipillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Simon Nel lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Apolo Toribio. Florentino Lucero charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentino Lucero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Aldo Franco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luciano Rodriguez was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mijayi F.C. had played much better football throughout.