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Javier A. Zanetti
Spectators: 6215 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 15) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Severiano Matei kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, papelito FC's Norberto Mingo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusebio Luar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rolando Luke made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Atilano Celio sent off a good shot on target. Norberto Mingo took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusebio Luar. Eusebio Luar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Mingo in the 18th minute of play forced El Pirsuit's goalkeeper Eusebio Luar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match papelito FC got a corner. El Pirsuit's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Norberto Mingo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Serafin Sotil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Desiderio Dayam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Eusebio Luar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in El Pirsuit's zone, Norberto Mingo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusebio Luar came out of the goal and Norberto Mingo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moises Hustaz kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. With 32 minutes on the clock, Eliseo Gorbea commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The goalkeeper, Rolando Luke, was totally fooled by El Pirsuit's Fidel Ticho, who 33 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 36 minutes into the game, Atilano Celio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Pirsuit's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave papelito FC the free kick. A collision led to El Pirsuit getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Atilano Celio hit a great ball. Eusebio Luar came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by papelito FC's Serafin Sotil. But to his dismay, Serafin Sotil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind El Pirsuit's goalkeeper Eusebio Luar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tadeo Maju could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Rolando Luke made a huge save. With a little luck, papelito FC's Rolando Luke got control of the ball when Tadeo Maju tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafin Sotil to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, papelito FC's Serafin Sotil ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eusebio Luar. Eusebio Luar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. Rolando Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Maju in the 61st minute of play. papelito FC's Rolando Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilano Celio in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, papelito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Hustaz came free, but Rolando Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Desiderio Dayam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Serafin Sotil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusebio Luar having to interfere. Rolando Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Matei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Serafin Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Luar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes in the game, Serafin Sotil fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Eusebio Luar having to interfere. Victorino Fidencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 81 played minutes papelito FC got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Dayam. The free kick resulted in a very good chance to score when Desiderio Dayam kicked a really tricky shot on goal. Eusebio Luar never had to step in, however, because the ball went just left of the goal. In the 83rd minute Serafin Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Luar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Desiderio Dayam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. papelito FC's Urbano Chuan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eusebio Luar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Desiderio Dayam got free with Eusebio Luar in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jorge Txeru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eusebio Luar having to make a save. When the match was over papelito FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Pirsuit throughout the match.