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AFC Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elvio Frans took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Rosendo Quintan fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Temper's protests and gave Rosendo Quintan a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Temper! Albany FC's Aldo Rosalio got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lorenzo Policarpio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Hori went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the game, Temper's Rosendo Quintan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esteve Gilen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Esteve Galsino's late challenge caught a Albany FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteve Galsino helped the player get up and apologised. Esteve Gilen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Frans in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Galsino in the 31st minute of play forced Albany FC's goalkeeper Esteve Gilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Temper's Esteve Galsino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esteve Gilen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Antonio Mikeldi put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lorenzo Policarpio. Antonio Mikeldi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Lorenzo Policarpio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Albany FC's Ceferino Luix sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lorenzo Policarpio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Francisco Hori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Lorenzo Policarpio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Hori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenzo Policarpio having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Antonio Mikeldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Antonio Mikeldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albany FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Mikeldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorenzo Policarpio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ceferino Luix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lorenzo Policarpio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Antonio Mikeldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Francisco Hori notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Temper's Lorenzo Policarpio. Lorenzo Policarpio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Francisco Hori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Antonio Mikeldi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lorenzo Policarpio was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Andres Felipillo might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lorenzo Policarpio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andres Felipillo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 78th minute, Andres Felipillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Albany FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. When Benito Fagildo fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Temper's protests and gave Benito Fagildo a yellow card for diving instead. After 82 played minutes Temper got a freekick which was hit by Benito Fagildo. If Aldo Rosalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Felipe Mercurio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lorenzo Policarpio was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-2. Carmelo Orland's late challenge caught a Temper's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carmelo Orland helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Albany FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Carmelo Orland hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Temper's zone, Ceferino Luix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Policarpio came out of the goal and Ceferino Luix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee ended the match the Albany FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.