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Burce Hall
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jemir Ragot kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Harolde Pacquing cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Carl Macasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jemir Ragot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Harolde Pacquing came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Cheddar 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 Harolde Pacquing couldn't finish the play. After 25 minutes of play, Cheddar's Moses Napalan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carl Macasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Friendsip FC's Carl Macasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harolde Pacquing in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Friendsip FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Lapuz to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes, Cheddar's Leonardo Yamguas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carl Macasa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cheddar reached it. With 38 minutes on the clock, Otto Yambao commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Cheddar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Friendsip FC:s goal. Julius Quimpo placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Boni Panaguinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jemir Ragot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jemir Ragot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Harolde Pacquing to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Friendsip FC's zone, Harolde Pacquing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Macasa came out of the goal and Harolde Pacquing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harolde Pacquing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jemir Ragot came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Friendsip 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 Jemir Ragot couldn't finish the play. Boni Panaguinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jemir Ragot in the 67th minute of play. Boni Panaguinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jemir Ragot in the 75th minute of play. Boni Panaguinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jemir Ragot in the 77th minute of play. Harolde Pacquing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Macasa having to interfere. Cheddar's Harolde Pacquing got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 85 minutes, Sidney Cabanag mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Friendsip FC and the Cheddar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sidney Cabanag kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Harolde Pacquing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cheddar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harolde Pacquing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carl Macasa came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Cheddar's Otis Lagos. But to his dismay, Otis Lagos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 93rd minute, Mindanao Palisoc got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Harolde Pacquing struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Carl Macasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cheddar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perry Pamon in the 97th minute of play forced Cheddar's goalkeeper Boni Panaguinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cheddar players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.