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Carrizalillo
Spectators: 7293 (Terracing: 5472, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luisito Chuan started the match with the kick off. After 12 minutes of play, Victoria's Maximino Nastasio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugenio Cordera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Victoria's Salvador Justin got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Gustavo Raitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Teodoro 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. After a defensive mix-up in Victoria's zone, Teodoro Savier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Cordairo came out of the goal and Teodoro Savier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victoria's Gustavo Cordairo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Chuan in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Tatengue FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Leonides Iaki hit a great ball. Tatengue FC were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Victoria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luciano Elodio took the corner. Luciano Elodio made a great header on Tatengue FC's corner, it was just that Victoria's Gustavo Cordairo managed to reach the ball for a save. The Tatengue FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Victoria were winning 0-1.

When Salvador Justin came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Victoria 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 Salvador Justin couldn't finish the play. Luisito Chuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cordairo having to interfere. The supporters of Victoria booed when Tatengue FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Raitin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salvador Justin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Denis Licerio put in a rough tackle. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Victoria! Luisito Chuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cordairo having to interfere. Gustavo Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Chuan in the 72nd minute of the match. Luisito Chuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cordairo having to interfere. 82 minutes into the game, Gustavo Raitin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tatengue FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Victoria the free kick. Gustavo Raitin kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Maximino Nastasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maximino Nastasio took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugenio Cordera. Eugenio Cordera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Teodoro Savier came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Tatengue 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 Teodoro Savier couldn't finish the play. 98 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Chuan came free, but Gustavo Cordairo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Victoria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Victoria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.