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Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) Bando Jeans FC's Ceferino Eutropio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Ramirez in the 5th minute of play forced Bando Jeans FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Laurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Savier struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Gilberto Laurin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cronopio. 14 minutes into the game, Victoriano Aurken was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bando Jeans FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cronopio the free kick. German Llorienzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Gilberto Laurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Bando Jeans FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victoriano Aurken to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Ermegildo Hernando with Ramon Abascal as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Bando Jeans FC's Gilberto Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Ramirez in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, German Llorienzo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cronopio's supporters rose to their feet, but German Llorienzo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Laurin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bando Jeans FC's Gilberto Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Savier in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Apolo Ramirez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Laurin was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Gilberto Laurin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celso Sein's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Fabricio Nofre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Anselmo Petrigai made a huge save. Fabricio Nofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Apolo Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. German Llorienzo was the one to do the kick off. Bando Jeans FC's Gilberto Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Ramirez in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Baldomero Savier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Laurin. Bando Jeans FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baldomero Savier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Apolo Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bando Jeans FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Laurin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Apolo Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Laurin having to interfere. If Baldomero Savier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Baldomero Savier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilberto Laurin made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Baldomero Savier sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baldomero Savier got free with Gilberto Laurin in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilberto Laurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Celso Sein's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Laurin was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Gilberto Laurin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Mendez in the 84th minute of play. Apolo Ramirez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Baldomero Savier 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. Gilberto Laurin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celso Sein's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Apolo Ramirez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cronopio's supporters rose to their feet, but Apolo Ramirez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Laurin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Cronopio could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bando Jeans FC throughout the match.