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Eric Miao Stadium
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aristides Tajo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Tajo in the 3rd minute of play forced Taipei City FC's goalkeeper Fernando Caton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Dayam might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Caton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavio Dayam ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to El Expreso Tombino getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Roman Txordon hit a great ball. A collision led to El Expreso Tombino getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Marcos Martxot hit a great ball. Benicio Arano struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Niceto Cambranes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taipei City FC. Isidoro Stanislao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Stanislao got free with Niceto Cambranes in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benicio Arano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Cambranes having to interfere. After 27 played minutes, Taipei City FC's Severiano Inguma shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Niceto Cambranes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Taipei City FC reached it. When Isidoro Stanislao came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Taipei City 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 Isidoro Stanislao couldn't finish the play. Isidoro Stanislaos short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Niceto Cambranes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 43rd minute, Aristides Tajo 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. Fernando Caton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Dayam, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Taipei City FC's zone, Flavio Dayam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernando Caton came out of the goal and Flavio Dayam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Aristides Tajo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benicio Arano made a kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Taipei City FC's goalkeeper Fernando Caton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavio Dayam. Benicio Arano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Cambranes having to interfere. Higinio Sustrai's late challenge caught a El Expreso Tombino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Higinio Sustrai helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Taipei City FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Higinio Sustrai hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Dayam got free with Fernando Caton in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Flavio Dayam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Expreso Tombino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Benicio Arano came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Taipei City 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 Benicio Arano couldn't finish the play. Fernando Caton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Tajo in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute Aristides Tajo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Caton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. El Expreso Tombino walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.