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Estadio Reducto
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artaldo Dimas kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Mergildo Gerica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reducto FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tupambae FC the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Reducto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mergildo Gerica to maneuver through the defense. Eustaquio Torrado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silviano Yturrondo. Reducto FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 9th minute, Restu Mestre 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. Silviano Yturrondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artaldo Dimas in the 13th minute of the match. Tupambae FC's Zavior Arguiz got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zavior Arguiz in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silviano Yturrondo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Zavior Arguiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silviano Yturrondo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Rufio Sordo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Oriche Mendana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferrando Cembrano charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferrando Cembrano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tupambae FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ferrando Cembrano hit a great ball. Rufio Sordo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Restu Mestre came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Reducto 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 Restu Mestre couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artaldo Dimas in the 41st minute of play forced Reducto FC's goalkeeper Silviano Yturrondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rufio Sordo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rufio Sordo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Restu Mestre to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Restu Mestre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reducto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Restu Mestre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Izel Bayas fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tupambae FC's protests and gave Izel Bayas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tupambae FC's Izel Bayas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Silviano Yturrondo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 61st minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Silviano Yturrondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artaldo Dimas, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Zavior Arguiz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silviano Yturrondo. Zavior Arguiz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Froilan Checa charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Froilan Checa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes Tupambae FC got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Checa. 78 minutes into the game, Rufio Sordo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reducto FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tupambae FC the free kick. In the 78th minute, Rufio Sordo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oriche Mendana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Restu Mestre in the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Reducto FC's zone, Artaldo Dimas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silviano Yturrondo came out of the goal and Artaldo Dimas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rufio Sordo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oriche Mendana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.