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Diego A. Tomanagua
Spectators: 6125 (Terracing: 4400, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 80) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dante Gabino made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Eate in the 9th minute of play forced Union Sta. Fe's goalkeeper Esteban Celio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes, Luis Palben mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tomanagua FC and the Union Sta. Fe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes Tomanagua FC got a freekick which was hit by Luis Palben. In the 13th minute Dante Gabino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Kepa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Esteban Celio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteban Celio went to the wrong direction when Erasmo Muno was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Luís Quintal put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Esteban Celio. Hugo Kepa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Gabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Union Sta. Fe's Esteban Celio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Union Sta. Fe from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Tomanagua FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Carlos Bianchi hit a great ball. Carlos Bianchi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Esteban Celio made a huge save. Carlos Bianchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Union Sta. Fe's goalkeeper Esteban Celio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Quintal to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Gabino in the 52nd minute of play forced Tomanagua FC's goalkeeper Hugo Kepa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Tomanagua FC's Francisco Eate seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Francisco Eate the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tomanagua FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Francisco Eate had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Tomanagua FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Union Sta. Fe:s goal. Vinicio Atarrabi placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 62nd match minute, Tomanagua FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Quintal to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Luís Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tomanagua FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Celio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Tomanagua FC defense, Arsenio Juvenal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Kepa. The Tomanagua FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Kepa should have stopped the shot. 71 minutes into the game, Carlos Bianchi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Esteban Celio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arsenio Juvenal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hugo Kepa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hugo Kepa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Gabino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Bianchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Esteban Celio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erasmo Muno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Esteban Celio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Carlos Bianchi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tomanagua FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Bianchi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Celio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arsenio Juvenal came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hugo Kepa could save by the left post. Luís Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 minutes, Zacarias Lehior mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tomanagua FC and the Union Sta. Fe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, Zacarias Lehior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute Dante Gabino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Kepa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tomanagua FC fully deserved thier win.