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Rumioj
Spectators: 7079 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 2) Rumioj's Isaac Ascencio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 8 minutes into the game, Faustino Jordy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Generoso Panpili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in La 21 Loko's zone, Dario Lawrence stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiberto Barbosa came out of the goal and Dario Lawrence tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, La 21 Loko's Celso Elixio got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Isaac Ascencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isaac Ascencio in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filiberto Barbosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Generoso Panpili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Guillem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Ascencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, La 21 Loko's goalkeeper Filiberto Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Ascencio. Isaac Ascencio in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Filiberto Barbosa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Joel Nuxila came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the La 21 Loko 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 Joel Nuxila couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Faustino Jordy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the La 21 Loko defense, Isaac Ascencio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filiberto Barbosa. The La 21 Loko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filiberto Barbosa should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Rumioj's Dario Lawrence got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Isaac Ascencio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La 21 Loko's Filiberto Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Dario Lawrence managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rumioj's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dario Lawrence was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dario Lawrence took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filiberto Barbosa. Filiberto Barbosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Isaac Ascencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rumioj's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaac Ascencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filiberto Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Isaac Ascencio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filiberto Barbosa. La 21 Loko's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isaac Ascencio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Rumioj's Generoso Panpili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Jordy in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ascencio in the 83rd minute of play forced La 21 Loko's goalkeeper Filiberto Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Ascencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ascencio in the 96th minute of play forced La 21 Loko's goalkeeper Filiberto Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rumioj had played much better football throughout.