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Kenneth Emerson
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Prudencio Policarpio got the match started through his kick off. In the last second Lisandro Herensuge throw himself and got hold of the ball when Prudencio Policarpio in the 4thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Lisandro Herensuge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Marko in the 12th minute. Wilfredo Gombal kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Fulgencio Machado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Dzherov. Royal Never Give Up's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulgencio Machado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 24th minute Prudencio Policarpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lisandro Herensuge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Atlético Locortes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Mingo to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Venerando charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aldo Venerando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aldo Venerando hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Locortes's zone, Andres Saturnin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lisandro Herensuge came out of the goal and Andres Saturnin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Locortes's zone, Andres Saturnin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lisandro Herensuge came out of the goal and Andres Saturnin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lisandro Herensuge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andres Saturnin in the 39th minute. Adrian Dzherov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Hermon, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Adrian Dzherov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Miguel Marko charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Marko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vinicio Olentzaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Adrian Dzherov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fulgencio Machado to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Venerando in the 51st minute of play forced Atlético Locortes's goalkeeper Lisandro Herensuge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lisandro Herensuge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Marko, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Cleto Hermon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Locortes's supporters rose to their feet, but Cleto Hermon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Dzherov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Henric in the 61st minute of play forced Atlético Locortes's goalkeeper Lisandro Herensuge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andres Saturnin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lisandro Herensuge having to interfere. Santos Calixto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Dzherov having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Atlético Locortes's Fulgencio Machado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Policarpio in the 76th minute of play forced Atlético Locortes's goalkeeper Lisandro Herensuge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fulgencio Machado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Dzherov was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Atlético Locortes's Fulgencio Machado got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lisandro Herensuge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Saturnin in the 85th minute of play. Lisandro Herensuge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prudencio Policarpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 played minutes Atlético Locortes got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Mingo. A collision led to Royal Never Give Up getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Andres Henric hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Saturnin in the 92nd minute of play forced Atlético Locortes's goalkeeper Lisandro Herensuge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Atlético Locortes supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atlético Locortes would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.