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El Monumental
Spectators: 6465 (Terracing: 5465, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ismael Iraunkor kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Aureo in the 3rd minute of play forced Patricios's goalkeeper Freddy Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Bemabe came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Patricios's Abelardo Quinteros. But to his dismay, Abelardo Quinteros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Feliciano Onofre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Freddy Marino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Abelardo Quinteros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Never Back Down's Paulino Bemabe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Onofre got free with Freddy Marino in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Feliciano Onofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Freddy Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Never Back Down's Simon Aureo got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Feliciano Onofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Ismael Iraunkor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Never Back Down's Simon Aureo got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26thth minute of the game Simon Aureo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Patricios's Freddy Marino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Patricios's zone, Ubaldo Gonza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddy Marino came out of the goal and Ubaldo Gonza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ismael Iraunkor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Patricios's Leonel Aires got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Freddy Marino made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Feliciano Onofre sent off a good shot on target. If Paulo Normando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paulino Bemabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Normando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ubaldo Gonza during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Never Back Down getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ubaldo Gonza hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 49 minutes, Ismael Iraunkor put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Paulino Bemabe. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simon Aureo to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Simon Aureo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Never Back Down's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Aureo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Freddy Marino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Feliciano Onofre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Freddy Marino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. When Feliciano Onofre came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Never Back Down 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 Feliciano Onofre couldn't finish the play. If Feliciano Onofre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Feliciano Onofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Freddy Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Feliciano Onofre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Never Back Down's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliciano Onofre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Freddy Marino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulo Normando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Paulino Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Patricios's goalkeeper Freddy Marino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Feliciano Onofre in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Freddy Marino saved Patricios from getting behind. Paulino Bemabe was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Ismael Iraunkor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ismael Iraunkor really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Freddy Marino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Aureo in the 93rd minute of play. In the 97th minute, Simon Aureo 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Patricios had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.