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Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) After 3 minutes, Ivan Peli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esperanza AFC and the Club Depostivo Español players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Ivan Peli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Ubendu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Isusko having to interfere. A collision led to Club Depostivo Español getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Anier Gauargi hit a great ball. Ivan Peli hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Victor Ubendu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Isusko having to interfere. With a little luck, Esperanza AFC's Santo Isusko got control of the ball when Victor Ubendu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Esperanza AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ivan Peli hit a great ball. Antonio Cedro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Santo Isusko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonio Cedro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santo Isusko having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Esperanza AFC's goalkeeper Santo Isusko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Ubendu. Jeremias Fidele's late challenge caught a Club Depostivo Español's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremias Fidele helped the player get up and apologised. Cristobal Cuarto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Silviano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Cedro in the 42nd minute of play forced Esperanza AFC's goalkeeper Santo Isusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Cedro made a kick off. Santo Isusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Ubendu in the 53rd minute of the match. Antonio Cedro struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Santo Isusko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Depostivo Español. A collision led to Esperanza AFC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jeremias Fidele hit a great ball. When Erasmo Silviano came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Esperanza 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 Erasmo Silviano couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Silviano was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Erasmo Silviano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Cuarto having to interfere. The supporters of Club Depostivo Español booed when Esperanza AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Tonio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Isusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Cedro in the 75th minute of play. Esperanza AFC's Santo Isusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Cedro in the 81st minute of play. Erasmo Silviano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Esperanza AFC's zone, Antonio Cedro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santo Isusko came out of the goal and Antonio Cedro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.