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Manantiales
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Manantiales's Uriel Estebano 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. Alejandro Txema fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Medardo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Arrecifes's zone, Uriel Estebano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patricio Medardo came out of the goal and Uriel Estebano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Medardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Estebano, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Artemio Magdaleno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Estebe in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of Arrecifes booed when Manantiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernan Farias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Estebe. When Alejandro Txema came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Manantiales 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 Alejandro Txema couldn't finish the play. It was beautiful to see Arrecifes's Honorio Weterio in action when he in the 39th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After having played for 41 minutes, Pablo Hug managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrecifes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pablo Hug 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 fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Uriel Estebano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manantiales's supporters rose to their feet, but Uriel Estebano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patricio Medardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Alejandro Txema got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Manantiales's Uriel Estebano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patricio Medardo. That made the score 1-0 after 48 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Hug stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artemio Magdaleno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Hug in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the game, Israel Endura was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrecifes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manantiales the free kick. A collision led to Arrecifes getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Israel Endura hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uriel Estebano in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patricio Medardo saved Arrecifes from getting behind. If Narciso Estebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uriel Estebano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Esteve Bixintxo 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. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Israel Endura got a free kick in the 80th minute. Patricio Medardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Txema in the 84th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Uriel Estebano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Medardo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Israel Endura got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 88th match minute, Arrecifes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Endura to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales's zone, Pablo Hug stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artemio Magdaleno came out of the goal and Pablo Hug tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arrecifes players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manantiales.