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Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 100) Haroldo Corderro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santo Goiz came out and tried to block the shot, but Haroldo Corderro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. If Rolando Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Astor Ieltxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Tristan having to interfere. Haroldo Corderro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Santo Goiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rolando Santo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haroldo Corderro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. hipo's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Santo got free with Santo Goiz in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute Haroldo Corderro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Goiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Palmar AFC booed when hipo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomiro Estebano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th match minute, hipo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomiro Estebano to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Jaunti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Romeo Tristan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, hipo's Rolando Santo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santo Goiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gonzalo Jaunti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Astor Ieltxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romeo Tristan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palmar AFC's zone, Haroldo Corderro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santo Goiz came out of the goal and Haroldo Corderro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rolando Santo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Corderro in the 41st minute of play forced Palmar AFC's goalkeeper Santo Goiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Corderro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind hipo's goalkeeper Romeo Tristan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Haroldo Corderro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Gonzalo Jaunti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmar AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzalo Jaunti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeo Tristan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 61 minutes, Andres Cisco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the hipo and the Palmar AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, hipo's Andres Cisco got a free kick in the 61st minute. Romeo Tristan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Astor Ieltxu in the 64th minute. When Astor Ieltxu came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Palmar AFC 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 Astor Ieltxu couldn't finish the play. Astor Ieltxu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haroldo Corderro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Santo Goiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alonzo Ciano hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in hipo's zone, Gonzalo Jaunti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romeo Tristan came out of the goal and Gonzalo Jaunti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.