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Westcliff on Sea Par
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arturo Uranga kicked off to start the match. Westcliff on Sea AFC's Sarbelio Alvarado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Serrano in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5thth minute of the game Danilo Llorente who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Westcliff on Sea AFC's Sarbelio Alvarado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rolando Rivas's late challenge caught a Westcliff on Sea AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolando Rivas helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Partington FC got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Rivas. Partington FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Edgardo Pérez scored to the left of an out of position Adolfo Alvarado, making the score, 1-0. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Danilo Llorente sped through Westcliff on Sea AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sarbelio Alvarado. Edgardo Pérez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Adolfo Alvarado made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Arturo Uranga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Alvarado was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Jose Santana's late challenge caught a Partington FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Santana helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Westcliff on Sea AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Jose Santana hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Llorente in the 31st minute of play forced Westcliff on Sea AFC's goalkeeper Sarbelio Alvarado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Uranga was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 33rd minute. Westcliff on Sea AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A hard shot 33 in the game by Edgardo Pérez from a close distance when the talented Adolfo Alvarado managed to make a qualified save. Partington FC's players were relieved. 48 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Westcliff on Sea AFC's Arturo Uranga fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danilo Llorente made a kick off. When Jose Santana was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 51 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Westcliff on Sea AFC's Jose Santana got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Leonel Mejia struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Adolfo Alvarado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Westcliff on Sea AFC. With his leg Sarbelio Alvarado managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Partington FC's Henry Serrano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Partington FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Hugo Giron hit a great ball. Partington FC's Adolfo Alvarado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Pérez in the 64th minute of play. Rolando Rivas got his second yellow card in the match during the 69th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Adolfo Alvarado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Pérez's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henry Serrano got free with Sarbelio Alvarado in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Henry Serrano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Henry Serrano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.