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Estadio Yanda
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guido Liher took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Dale FC's Adan Chepe got a free kick in the 5th minute. Elvio Paio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Aurelio Pitin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Camilo Bihar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Batista having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Celedonio Lluc mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yanda FC and the Dale FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Dale FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Adan Chepe hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Hilario Paul managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dale FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hilario Paul was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Dale FC booed when Yanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Guter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dale FC's zone, Tomas Venceslao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Pitin came out of the goal and Tomas Venceslao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacobo Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Paul in the 44th minute of play. Jacobo Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilario Paul in the 46th minute of the match. Dale FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Tomas Venceslao scored to the left of an out of position Aurelio Pitin, making the score, 1-0.

When Hilario Paul came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Dale 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 Hilario Paul couldn't finish the play. Guido Liher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Batista having to interfere. Elvio Paio took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelio Pitin. Aurelio Pitin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 71st minute, Tomas Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Yanda FC defense, Hilario Paul kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Batista. The Yanda FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Batista should have stopped the shot. Hilario Paul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jacobo Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guido Liher in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Batista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Guido Liher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Yanda FC's Jacobo Batista got control of the ball when Hilario Paul tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute, Guido Liher 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. Aldo Merexildo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. A collision led to Yanda FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Blas Guter hit a great ball. Dale FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.