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NewFire Park
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5534, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 147) Justo Elija took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Azibar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute of the match Claudio Oliveiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Francisco Vasco skillfully saved the ball. Lino Kimetz's late challenge caught a Manantiales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lino Kimetz helped the player get up and apologised. 9 minutes into the game, one of Newfire F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Newfire F.C:s Justo Elija showed great skill when he stopped Christian Brion:s penalty. Manantiales's Francisco Vasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Remigio in the 13th minute of play. Francisco Vasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Foro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Foro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Vasco having to interfere. A collision led to Manantiales getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rafael Quico hit a great ball. Rafael Quico was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rafael Quico kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Jairo Tab was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manantiales's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Newfire F.C the free kick. Jairo Tab hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The Newfire F.C fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Newfire F.C's Mario Foro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute, Erubiel Remigio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Francisco Vasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mario Foro's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Erubiel Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Mario Foro made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Mario Foro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Vasco was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Erubiel Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erubiel Remigio hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A collision led to Newfire F.C getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Erubiel Remigio hit a great ball. Newfire F.C's Justo Elija proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Newfire F.C from getting a goal against them. Mario Foro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faustino Venerando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Mario Foro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Newfire F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Foro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Vasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Erubiel Remigio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 95thth minute of the game Mario Foro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantiales's Francisco Vasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 97 minutes, Mario Foro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newfire F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Foro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Newfire F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.