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Estadio Palantelén
Spectators: 6647 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romeo Abastas kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Jonatan Nayely hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Abastas hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 9 played minutes Palantelén got a freekick which was hit by Delmar Laurentzi. 12 minutes into the match, Palantelén's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Abastas came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gogo Honesto made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Orlando Iratzeder sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Tortugas Ninjas FC booed when Palantelén was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Iratzeder didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Romeo Abastas came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Tortugas Ninjas FC 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 Romeo Abastas couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Palantelén's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo dos Santos came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Romeo Abastas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando Iratzeder was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Orlando Iratzeder hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Liher in the 29th minute of play forced Palantelén's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Palantelén's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Abastas came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Ernesto Madaleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute of the match Faustino Gelacio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saturnino Romo skillfully saved the ball. Ernesto Madaleno's late challenge caught a Tortugas Ninjas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Madaleno helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, Ernesto Madaleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alfredo dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Tortugas Ninjas FC 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 Alfredo dos Santos couldn't finish the play. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Abastas in the 42nd minute of the match. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo dos Santos in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Tortugas Ninjas FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Delmar Laurentzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saturnino Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Abastas, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Alvaro Abeita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gogo Honesto having to interfere. In the 57thth minute of the game Delmar Laurentzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tortugas Ninjas FC's Gogo Honesto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gogo Honesto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmar Laurentzi went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 65th match minute, Palantelén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Madaleno to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Delmar Laurentzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Alfredo dos Santos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alfredo dos Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Saturnino Romo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 78th minute of the match, Alfredo dos Santos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Saturnino Romo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gogo Honesto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Aristides Abalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gogo Honesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeo Abastas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alfredo dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Tortugas Ninjas FC 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 Alfredo dos Santos couldn't finish the play.