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Spectators: 6651 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efrain Sabino started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Elias Lluques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Granate and the Naranjito FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elias Lluques kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Naranjito FC's Teofilo Richie shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rolando Romelio but with some difficulty. Efrain Sabino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Godofredo Criston managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Granate's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Criston was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Cordera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Romelio made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Alfonso Veremundo sent off a good shot on target. Efrain Sabino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Mario Cordera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Deportivo Granate's Godofredo Criston nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Cordera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Alfonso Veremundo came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Naranjito FC 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 Alfonso Veremundo couldn't finish the play. After having played for 48 minutes, Godofredo Criston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Granate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Godofredo Criston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Baleren to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Deportivo Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Baleren came free, but Rolando Romelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Romelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Baleren in the 62nd minute of the match. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Deportivo Granate's Efrain Sabino in the 68th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Mario Cordera was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Naranjito FC through an amazing save. Efrain Sabino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Cordera having to interfere. Godofredo Criston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Naranjito FC's goalkeeper Mario Cordera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79thth minute of the game Alfredo Baleren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Granate's Rolando Romelio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Alfonso Veremundo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Deportivo Granate's Rolando Romelio. Rolando Romelio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabricio Orain during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabricio Orain kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Efrain Sabino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Cordera was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.