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Spectators: 6858 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marshall Ruffy started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Philippine AZkals booed when Grimsby Town FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Godofredo Bunsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Horace Canilao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the match Peyman Tabug sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dogong Cusi skillfully saved the ball. In the 13th minute, Adam Allado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgil Rubio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Virgil Rubio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Allado in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Adam Allado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgil Rubio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 29 played minutes Grimsby Town FC got a freekick which was hit by Marshall Ruffy. 41 minutes into the match, Marshall Ruffy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Virgil Rubio. Philippine AZkals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marshall Ruffy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Marshall Ruffy came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Grimsby Town FC 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 Marshall Ruffy couldn't finish the play. After the first half Grimsby Town FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Bayani Cabuquit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 53 minutes, Marshall Ruffy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grimsby Town FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marshall Ruffy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Grimsby Town FC fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Grimsby Town FC's Adam Allado looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet as Grimsby Town FC's Marshall Ruffy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Virgil Rubio. That made the score 0-5 after 59 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Adam Allado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grimsby Town FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adam Allado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgil Rubio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Philippine AZkals's Virgil Rubio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Allado in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Horace Canilao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Peyman Tabug came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Philippine AZkals 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 Peyman Tabug couldn't finish the play. Marshall Ruffy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dogong Cusi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayani Cabuquit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Allado in the 86th minute of play forced Philippine AZkals's goalkeeper Virgil Rubio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgil Rubio didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 89th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6.