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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernando Castillo kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, El Cristo SS's Alex Gutierrez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Morales was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute, Milton González hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Traian Cârnu made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Toto De Diego sent off a good shot on target. Traian Cârnu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fernando Castillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. After 25 minutes, Milton González mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Cristo SS and the TITANES F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to El Cristo SS getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Milton González hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in El Cristo SS's zone, Toto De Diego stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Traian Cârnu came out of the goal and Toto De Diego 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, El Cristo SS's Victor De Paredes got a free kick in the 28th minute. 36 minutes into the match, El Cristo SS's goalkeeper Traian Cârnu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toto De Diego. 40 minutes into the match, El Cristo SS's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Castillo came free, but Traian Cârnu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Castillo kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Fernando Arauz managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Cristo SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Arauz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alejandro Morales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Fernando Castillo fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TITANES F.C.'s protests and gave Fernando Castillo a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes TITANES F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Castillo. Fernando Arauz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Alejandro Morales made a huge save. After a rather tough play, El Cristo SS's Victor De Paredes got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute of the match, Fernando Arauz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alejandro Morales was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. El Cristo SS's Traian Cârnu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toto De Diego in the 83rd minute of play. When Toto De Diego came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the TITANES F.C. 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 Toto De Diego couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, TITANES F.C.'s Alejandro Morales got control of the ball when Fernando Arauz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 96 played minutes, TITANES F.C.'s Hermes Carrillo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Traian Cârnu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TITANES F.C. reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toto De Diego in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Traian Cârnu saved El Cristo SS from getting behind. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.