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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mariano Brizuela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Hector Aguilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Efren Erazo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Mariano Brizuela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Aguilar. The Very bests's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Brizuela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sarbelio Corpeño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Canales having to interfere. A collision led to The Very bests getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ricardo Bautista hit a great ball. The Very bests's Hector Aguilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Brizuela in the 18th minute of play. The Very bests's Hector Aguilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efren Erazo in the 19th minute of play. The Very bests's Hector Aguilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Brizuela in the 20th minute of play. When Patricio Gamero fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Great Totham's protests and gave Patricio Gamero a yellow card for diving instead. Patricio Gamero hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Manuel Bran was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Efren Erazo came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Great Totham 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 Efren Erazo couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joselito Flamenco during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Great Totham getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Joselito Flamenco hit a great ball. The Very bests's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manuel Bran in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Great Totham's goalkeeper Richard Canales had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sarbelio Corpeño. If Mariano Brizuela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joselito Barragan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute The Very bests were awarded a corner. Manuel Bran went to the cornerflag to take it. 56 minutes into the match, Great Totham's goal looked a bit too open when Joselito Barragan came free, but Richard Canales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Very bests's zone, Efren Erazo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hector Aguilar came out of the goal and Efren Erazo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Aguilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Brizuela, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 74 minutes, Augusto Fornos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Very bests and the Great Totham players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Very bests getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Augusto Fornos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Mariano Brizuela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Great Totham's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Brizuela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hector Aguilar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Efren Erazo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hector Aguilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Brizuela, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Mariano Brizuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Aguilar having to interfere. Mariano Brizuela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, Great Totham failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.