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Estadio Mencué
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Columbo started the match with the kick off. When Zeledon Vergaray fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mencué's protests and gave Zeledon Vergaray a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Zeledon Vergaray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicasio Ederono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Columbo in the 14th minute of the match. Inocencio Orlondon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute Pablo Columbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Ederono saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Orlondon might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicasio Ederono. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Inocencio Orlondon ran back to his position shaking his head. If Pablo Columbo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40thth minute of the game Inocencio Orlondon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mencué's Nicasio Ederono was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Inocencio Orlondon notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mencué's Nicasio Ederono. Nicasio Ederono was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amancio Gimenez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, Mariño AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Gimenez came free, but Ismael Iraunkor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Benito Eate was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mencué's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mariño AFC the free kick. The supporters of Mariño AFC booed when Mencué was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benito Eate didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inocencio Orlondon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Ederono having to interfere. Mencué's Zeledon Vergaray got his second yellow card of the match in the 69th minute. The referee ordered Zeledon Vergaray off the ground. In the 70th minute, Zeledon Vergaray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicasio Ederono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Columbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 74 minutes, Justo Lluterio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mencué and the Mariño AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mencué fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! After 78 minutes, Santiago Ubelteso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mencué and the Mariño AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mencué getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Santiago Ubelteso hit a great ball. With a little luck, Mencué's Nicasio Ederono got control of the ball when Gonzalo Bilbo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mencué's Arsenio Hulberto got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Mencué's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Columbo came free, but Nicasio Ederono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pablo Columbo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicasio Ederono was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Pablo Columbo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Ederono having to interfere. When Pablo Columbo came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Mariño 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 Pablo Columbo couldn't finish the play.