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Estadio Amberes
Spectators: 6987 (Terracing: 5347, Seating: 1640, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cosme Gomez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tobias Luken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fidel Solustiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amberes's Fidel Solustiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Ramond in the 5th minute of play. Fidel Solustiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Fidel Solustiano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isaias Ramond went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Arnulfo Frasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Luix, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the Amberes defense, Aquilino Neron kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fidel Solustiano. The Amberes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fidel Solustiano should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Amberes's Eugenio Donostia got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Isaias Ramond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Fidel Solustiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ranchos AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Hugo Ulizes hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes Amberes got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Gomez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tajo in the 37th minute of play forced Amberes's goalkeeper Fidel Solustiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fidel Solustiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Luken, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Cosme Gomez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fidel Solustiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Luken in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Ramond in the 46th minute of play forced Amberes's goalkeeper Fidel Solustiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Luken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Fidel Solustiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tobias Luken made a kick off. Isaias Ramond might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fidel Solustiano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaias Ramond ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice moves Isaias Ramond could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Fidel Solustiano however easily saved by the left post. Amberes's Fidel Solustiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Luken in the 57th minute of play. Tobias Luken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amberes's Fidel Solustiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Amberes from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ranchos AFC's Narciso Errolan got a free kick in the 66th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Armando Luix managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amberes's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Luix was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnulfo Frasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Ranchos AFC's Isaias Ramond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fidel Solustiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The Ranchos AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.