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Melenitas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aires Castrillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Tiniebra Reyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roi Nadal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 minutes, Manny Catiti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cristales and the Palogrande FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Flor Cavadas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarl Torsberg having to interfere. Paskal Rabelo charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paskal Rabelo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paskal Rabelo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Cheche Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Jarl Torsberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarl Torsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheche Higuera, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Palogrande FC's goalkeeper Tiniebra Reyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaueko Moracia. Gaueko Moracia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palogrande FC's goalkeeper Tiniebra Reyo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gaueko Moracia came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Cristales 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 Gaueko Moracia couldn't finish the play. Gaueko Moracia might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiniebra Reyo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaueko Moracia ran back to his position shaking his head. Cheche Higuera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flor Cavadas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jarl Torsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flor Cavadas in the 53rd minute of the match. When Paskal Rabelo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. The supporters of Palogrande FC booed when Cristales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paskal Rabelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Estefan Novajas during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cristales booed when Palogrande FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estefan Novajas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Gaueko Moracia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cristales's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaueko Moracia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiniebra Reyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roi Nadal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Tiniebra Reyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheche Higuera got free with Jarl Torsberg in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francis Damar during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cristales booed when Palogrande FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Damar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Roi Nadal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiniebra Reyo. Palogrande FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roi Nadal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 81st match minute, Cristales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Crescencio Irulegui to maneuver through the defense. Jarl Torsberg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Francis Damar. After a rather tough play, Palogrande FC's Rios Landaluce got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the game's 84th minute Cristales's 龙风浩 took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Tiniebra Reyo and thus the score was 2-0. Gaueko Moracia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiniebra Reyo having to interfere. There was no doubt that Cristales were the better team. Cristales's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.