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Cancha Uno
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Israel Frances kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Roque Hartz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Higuera and the Club Italiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roque Hartz kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Higuera defense, Reynaldo Hitzeder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisito Leheren. The Higuera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisito Leheren should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Higuera's zone, Reynaldo Hitzeder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisito Leheren came out of the goal and Reynaldo Hitzeder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reynaldo Hitzeder got free with Luisito Leheren in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Reynaldo Hitzeder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisito Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Frances in the 21st minute of the match. Israel Frances fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisito Leheren having to interfere. 25 minutes in the game, Israel Frances fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luisito Leheren having to interfere. Saul Olayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Clemente Truylos hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Club Italiano's Fermin Rudolfo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Higuera. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Italiano's goalkeeper Isidoro Salamon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luisito Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Frances in the 36th minute of the match. Reynaldo Hitzeder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisito Leheren having to interfere. Luisito Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Frances in the 41st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Club Italiano's zone, Saul Olayo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidoro Salamon came out of the goal and Saul Olayo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Roque Hartz made the kick off in the second half. Luisito Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Frances in the 58th minute of play. Luisito Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Italiano's Isidoro Salamon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Club Italiano from getting a goal against them. Saul Olayo's late challenge caught a Club Italiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Olayo helped the player get up and apologised. Luisito Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Frances in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Frances in the 79th minute of play forced Higuera's goalkeeper Luisito Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roque Hartz came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Higuera 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 Roque Hartz couldn't finish the play. Reynaldo Hitzeder recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benedicto Chorche hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Hitzeder in the 90th minute of play forced Higuera's goalkeeper Luisito Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roque Hartz struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Isidoro Salamon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Higuera. 96 minutes into the match, Higuera's Roque Hartz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isidoro Salamon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 97 minutes, Cleto Nesto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Italiano and the Higuera players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cleto Nesto kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.