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Tulumba
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Tulumba's Gogo Cugat 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. Tomás Quico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Arnoldo Ralondo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute, one of Tulumba: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 Tulumba. After a rather tough play, Chacras FC's Martin Niguel got a free kick in the 9th minute. Chacras FC's Feliciano Viviano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gogo Cugat in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes in the game, Gogo Cugat fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Feliciano Viviano having to interfere. Feliciano Viviano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gogo Cugat in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Tomás Quico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chacras FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tulumba the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Tulumba's German Ceandro tried to score from far away in the 27th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Eusebio Honrio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Feliciano Viviano made a huge save. Eusebio Honrio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Feliciano Viviano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Niguel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnoldo Ralondo having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Tulumba's zone, Martin Niguel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Ralondo came out of the goal and Martin Niguel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Roque Quintan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Ralondo was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st minute Martin Niguel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Ralondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliciano Viviano didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 44th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Arnoldo Ralondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Niguel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Niguel to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Chacras FC defense, Eusebio Honrio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliciano Viviano. The Chacras FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliciano Viviano should have stopped the shot. After 60 minutes, Denis Qwinton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chacras FC and the Tulumba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Denis Qwinton hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, Tulumba's German Ceandro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Gogo Cugat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tulumba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gogo Cugat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 73 minutes, Martin Niguel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chacras FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Niguel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 75th minute Martin Niguel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Ralondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Carolo Oskitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Niguel might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Ralondo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Niguel ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd match minute, Tulumba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Oskitz to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Chacras FC's Martin Niguel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnoldo Ralondo. Arnoldo Ralondo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tulumba fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chacras FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.