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Quinton Park
Spectators: 6791 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 0) Quinton United's Cristian Machado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Machado in the 7th minute of play forced Preston North End's goalkeeper Manuel Pérez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Enrique Lima fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quinton United's protests and gave Enrique Lima a yellow card for diving instead. 12 minutes into the game, Saul Umanzor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manuel Pérez. Saul Umanzor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Diego Orozco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gilberto Dubon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Quinton United's goalkeeper Gilberto Dubon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Preston North End's Efrain Aguirrez in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Quinton United's goalie prevented a goal. Gilberto Dubon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Aguirrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Diego Orozco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Dubon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 21st minute of the match Enrique Lima completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Enrique Lima a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Quinton United's Enrique Lima got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Rafael Benavides hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Orozco in the 26th minute of play forced Quinton United's goalkeeper Gilberto Dubon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Aguirrez in the 28th minute of play forced Quinton United's goalkeeper Gilberto Dubon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Diego Orozco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Dubon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Orozco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Quinton United defense, Diego Orozco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gilberto Dubon. The Quinton United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gilberto Dubon should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Efrain Aguirrez to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Saul Umanzor made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Pérez. Preston North End's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When Saul Umanzor came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Quinton United 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 Saul Umanzor couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Preston North End getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Max Sanchez hit a great ball. Dagoberto Arango charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dagoberto Arango the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Rafael Benavides fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quinton United's protests and gave Rafael Benavides a yellow card for diving instead. Rafael Benavides kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Gilberto Dubon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Orozco in the 67th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Diego Orozco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gilberto Dubon, 2-3. In the 71st minute, Saul Umanzor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Quinton United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The supporters of Preston North End booed when Quinton United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Benavides didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Saul Umanzor came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Quinton United 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 Saul Umanzor couldn't finish the play. Manuel Pérez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Umanzor in the 83rd minute of play. Rafael Benavides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute Saul Umanzor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Pérez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Quinton United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Benavides to maneuver through the defense.