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Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 7127 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 10) Darthes FC's Higinio Azubeli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marco Gonsalvo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Gombal in the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Cristo Tab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tablada AFC's Braulio Cordeara shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Bonifacio Umea but with some difficulty. 16 minutes into the game, Darthes FC's Nereo Gombal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Gonsalvo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Nereo Gombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Marco Gonsalvo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Higinio Azubeli struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Marco Gonsalvo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Darthes FC. 30 minutes into the match, Nereo Gombal notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Tablada AFC's Marco Gonsalvo. Marco Gonsalvo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bonifacio Umea was a little too slow when Eriberto Dino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-3. 39 minutes into the match, Higinio Azubeli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Gonsalvo. Tablada AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Higinio Azubeli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eriberto Dino during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eriberto Dino made a kick off. A collision led to Darthes FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Casimiro Tiadoro hit a great ball. Bonifacio Umea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Braulio Cordeara in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tablada AFC defense, Nereo Gombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Gonsalvo. The Tablada AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Gonsalvo should have stopped the shot. Higinio Azubeli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nereo Gombal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Gonsalvo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. If Nereo Gombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristobal Jakes hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 87 minutes, Isaac Frederico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tablada AFC and the Darthes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nereo Gombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Marco Gonsalvo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Tablada AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Darthes FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.