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Estadio Nahueve
Spectators: 7116 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artemio Ilazki kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Fillip Porris's Aaron Jurdan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Evaristo Santikurtz. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Artemio Ilazki struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Gabriel Damario didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esther. Serafin Ariando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute, Santos Tano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Evaristo Santikurtz. The goal made the score 2-0. The audience was convinced that Artemio Ilazki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Damario was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Evaristo Santikurtz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Jurdan in the 16th minute of the match. Amador Gagriel hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Marcelino Abalos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Evaristo Santikurtz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Americo Vachon in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute, Fillip Porris's Cesar Sol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Evaristo Santikurtz. Evaristo Santikurtz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After having played for 36 minutes, Serafin Ariando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esther's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafin Ariando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Fillip Porris defense, Alejo Quintana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Damario. The Fillip Porris fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Damario should have stopped the shot. Marcelino Abalos charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelino Abalos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fillip Porris booed when Esther was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Abalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amador Gagriel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 49th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evaristo Santikurtz. Esther's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aaron Jurdan was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Fillip Porris's zone, Alejo Quintana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Damario came out of the goal and Alejo Quintana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 55 played minutes Fillip Porris got a freekick which was hit by Leo Bermudez. When Serafin Ariando came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Esther 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 Serafin Ariando couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Esther's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Sol came free, but Evaristo Santikurtz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Esther getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Marcelino Abalos hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Fillip Porris's Amador Gagriel tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Evaristo Santikurtz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Vachon in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Cesar Sol made a precise shot to the right of Evaristo Santikurtz. Esther's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Artemio Ilazki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esther's supporters rose to their feet, but Artemio Ilazki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Damario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Evaristo Santikurtz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Tano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Aaron Jurdan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fillip Porris fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Evaristo Santikurtz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Sol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd match minute, Fillip Porris was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Mercurio to maneuver through the defense. After 94 minutes of play, Fillip Porris's Cesar Sol made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaristo Santikurtz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fillip Porris walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.