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Amelia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lisandro Iliana took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Godfredo Cutberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palanca's Tadeo Santio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Silvestre Fe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Quexal having to interfere. If Silvestre Fe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Silvestre Fe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 minutes, Virgilio Salvadore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palanca and the Pochin FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvestre Fe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Arnaldo Mergildo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palanca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 24th minute Lisandro Iliana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Santio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Silvestre Fe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvestre Fe during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Palanca's Silvestre Fe got a free kick in the 27th minute. Guaberto Calisto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Quexal having to interfere. Tadeo Santio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Iliana, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo Mergildo to make the kick off. Sixto Quexal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Mergildo's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Silvestre Fe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Silvestre Fe came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Palanca 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 Silvestre Fe couldn't finish the play. If Arnaldo Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnaldo Mergildo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tadeo Santio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Godfredo Cutberto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 73 minute of play. If Silvestre Fe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Pochin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Mergildo came free, but Sixto Quexal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Mergildo in the 84th minute of play forced Pochin FC's goalkeeper Sixto Quexal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Jorge Bernad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palanca's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Bernad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixto Quexal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 88 minutes into the match, Pochin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Mergildo came free, but Sixto Quexal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Virgilio Salvadore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palanca's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgilio Salvadore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixto Quexal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvestre Fe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Quexal having to interfere. Palanca walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.