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Estadio B.BAUTISTA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Israel Vitin started the match with the kick off. Alberto Eron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Lorenzo Estavan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lorenzo Estavan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Luciano Cresitobalo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Tambillo AFC's Israel Vitin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Basilio Presebal was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 13th minute, Ildefonso Rudolfo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Basilio Presebal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 16 minutes into the match, Ildefonso Rudolfo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Basilio Presebal. SAN BAUTISTA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ildefonso Rudolfo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Lorenzo Estavan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luciano Cresitobalo having to make a save. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Eron could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Luciano Cresitobalo however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of SAN BAUTISTA booed when Tambillo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Qwinton didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Alberto Eron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAN BAUTISTA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Eron 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 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tambillo AFC's goalkeeper Luciano Cresitobalo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Eron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Basilio Presebal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Cugat in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Tambillo AFC's Israel Vitin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Basilio Presebal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 62 played minutes Tambillo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Javier Qwinton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Eron in the 66th minute of play forced Tambillo AFC's goalkeeper Luciano Cresitobalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Eron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Lorenzo Estavan managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAN BAUTISTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Estavan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Cresitobalo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Alberto Eron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basilio Presebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Cugat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tambillo AFC's zone, Alberto Eron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luciano Cresitobalo came out of the goal and Alberto Eron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Alberto Eron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ildefonso Rudolfo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Basilio Presebal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ildefonso Rudolfo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Basilio Presebal skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luciano Cresitobalo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Eron in the 96th minute of play. The Tambillo AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.