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Malmesbury Park
Spectators: 7910 (Terracing: 6054, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Contrera got the match started through his kick off. Jorge Contrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Primitivo Rivas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Félix Gomez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jaime Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Contrera in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Primitivo Rivas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juan Batres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Jorge Contrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primitivo Rivas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Manuel Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaime Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Juan Batres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 played minutes Malmesbury got a freekick which was hit by David Zaldaña. Juan Batres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. If Jaime Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angel Coreas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Alvarez to strike the kick off in the second half. Félix Gomez might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Primitivo Rivas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Félix Gomez ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the game, Marvin Portillo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leyland City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmesbury the free kick. After a rather tough play, Leyland City's Marvin Portillo got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute of the match Amilcar Rodriguez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Primitivo Rivas skillfully saved the ball. Manuel Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58thth minute of the game Manuel Alvarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malmesbury's Juan Batres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jaime Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Batres having to interfere. Jaime Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Juan Batres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Manuel Alvarez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juan Batres. That made the score 0-1 in the 70 minute of play. Primitivo Rivas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Contrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Nunes got free with Juan Batres in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Malmesbury's zone, Manuel Alvarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Batres came out of the goal and Manuel Alvarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Zaldaña kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Primitivo Rivas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Contrera in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Carmelo Rivas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Peredes charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Peredes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, Malmesbury was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Peredes to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, Manuel Alvarez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juan Batres, 0-2.