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Carnerillo
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Talleres's zone, Domingo Naike stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiburcio Francis came out of the goal and Domingo Naike tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Domingo Naike managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abella's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Naike was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiburcio Francis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luciano Berdaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Alonzo Rozarius made a precise shot to the right of Tiburcio Francis. Talleres's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Abella's Prospero Arlo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Delfino in the 24th minute of play. With a little luck, Abella's Prospero Arlo got control of the ball when Isidro Berriotxoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Abella's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Berdaitz came free, but Prospero Arlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Francis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Naike in the 28th minute of play. Baldomero Iliana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Prospero Arlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alonzo Rozarius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alonzo Rozarius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiburcio Francis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Rozarius in the 45th minute of the match. If Domingo Naike had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alonzo Rozarius stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Domingo Naike had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Berriotxoa in the 59th minute of play forced Abella's goalkeeper Prospero Arlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Victorino Bernaldo fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talleres's protests and gave Victorino Bernaldo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, one of Talleres:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Talleres. Prospero Arlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Delfino, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 68th match minute, Abella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulino James to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 72 minutes, Alonzo Rozarius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abella's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alonzo Rozarius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Egoitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luciano Berdaitz's late challenge caught a Abella's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luciano Berdaitz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Talleres's Luciano Berdaitz got a free kick in the 76th minute. Raimundo Herrera charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raimundo Herrera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Abella's Raimundo Herrera got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute Alonzo Rozarius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiburcio Francis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hermengildo Delfino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Berriotxoa in the 92nd minute of play forced Abella's goalkeeper Prospero Arlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Talleres's Hermengildo Delfino in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abella's goalie prevented a goal. The Abella supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Abella would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.