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Estadio Pericotes
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Charro got the match started through his kick off. Teofilo Cruz acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Marcial Dominic. Isaac Urki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Teofilo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Roberto Fidensio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Daniel Charro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Hondo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A hard shot by Honorio Janpier from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Teofilo Cruz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 14 minutes into the match, Pericotes AFC's Isaac Urki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roberto Fidensio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Hondo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Roberto Fidensio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Hondo having to interfere. Julio Hondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Fidensio, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Julio Hondo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Charro in the 23rd minute of play. Teofilo Cruz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pericotes AFC's Isaac Urki shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 32nd match minute, Matancilla AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Vincent to maneuver through the defense. With 35 minutes on the clock, Maximo Sarracino commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Matancilla AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pericotes AFC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Teofilo Cruz, was totally fooled by Pericotes AFC's Marcos Salomone, who 37 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 42 minutes into the match, Pericotes AFC's Isaac Urki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matancilla AFC's Teofilo Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Urki in the 45th minute of play. Roberto Fidensio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaac Urki made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Matancilla AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Estefan. If Marcelo Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teofilo Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Urki in the 57th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Fidensio got free with Julio Hondo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teofilo Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Sancho's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Sancho in the 74th minute of play forced Matancilla AFC's goalkeeper Teofilo Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alonzo Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Teofilo Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isaac Urki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teofilo Cruz having to interfere. If Roberto Fidensio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Pericotes AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marcelo Ramos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Benjamin Vincent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Fidensios short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Julio Hondo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.