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Estadio Falckner
Spectators: 7056 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ryszard Marchlewicz got the match started through his kick off. Aluísio Gaspar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Cirilo Firman made a huge save. Santo FC's Cirilo Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Marchlewicz in the 6th minute of play. Santo FC's Cirilo Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Marchlewicz in the 7th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Justo Esiquio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Falckner FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Santo FC's Justo Esiquio got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 20th minute Falckner FC were awarded a corner. Erubiel Toribio went to the cornerflag to take it. Erubiel Toribio made a great header on Falckner FC's corner, it was just that Santo FC's Cirilo Firman managed to reach the ball for a save. Cirilo Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Marchlewicz in the 22nd minute of the match. When Ryszard Marchlewicz fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Falckner FC's protests and gave Ryszard Marchlewicz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Santo FC booed when Falckner FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Marchlewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolando Leguizamón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Regli in the 28th minute of the match. Cirilo Firman made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Aluísio Gaspar sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the match, Santo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Marchlewicz came free, but Cirilo Firman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Justo Esiquio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Leguizamón. Falckner FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Justo Esiquio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Honorato Lorenz put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Santo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Cirilo Firman, was totally fooled by Falckner FC's Erubiel Toribio, who 46 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Rolando Leguizamón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Ayala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolando Leguizamón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Esiquio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Ponce in the 61st minute of play forced Santo FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cirilo Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Marchlewicz in the 62nd minute of play. Cirilo Firman came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Falckner FC's Ryszard Marchlewicz. But to his dismay, Ryszard Marchlewicz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, Santo FC's Roberto Frutos got a free kick in the 66th minute. Roberto Frutos charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Frutos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roberto Frutos hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th match minute, Santo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Ayala to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute of the match Erubiel Toribio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cirilo Firman skillfully saved the ball. Santo FC's Cirilo Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Marchlewicz in the 73rd minute of play. Cirilo Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aluísio Gaspar in the 75th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Santo FC's Rolando Leguizamón threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Justo Esiquio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rolando Leguizamón was a little too slow when Justo Esiquio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-2. The supporters of Falckner FC booed when Santo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Frutos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Ryszard Marchlewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cirilo Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Ponce in the 90th minute of play forced Santo FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Ryszard Marchlewicz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cirilo Firman. Santo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ryszard Marchlewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Santo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.