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Cheddar
Spectators: 6844 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moses Napalan got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 13 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. In the 17th minute, Leonardo Yamguas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Tom Sumalde sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cheddar's Boni Panaguinto didn't even have to move. In the 19th match minute, Cheddar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mindanao Palisoc to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Cheddar's Moses Napalan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nardo Lofranco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Cheddar's zone, Rammynnos Palaganas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boni Panaguinto came out of the goal and Rammynnos Palaganas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moses Napalan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Nardo Lofranco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Moonwalk United's goalkeeper Nardo Lofranco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harolde Pacquing. Boni Panaguinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eli Pinga in the 36th minute of the match. Moses Napalan might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nardo Lofranco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Moses Napalan ran back to his position shaking his head. Harolde Pacquing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moses Napalan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nardo Lofranco having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Moonwalk United's zone, Harolde Pacquing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nardo Lofranco 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Moses Napalan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cheddar's supporters rose to their feet, but Moses Napalan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nardo Lofranco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Moonwalk United's goalkeeper Nardo Lofranco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harolde Pacquing. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eli Pinga to strike the kick off in the second half. Nardo Lofranco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harolde Pacquing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rammynnos Palaganas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Boni Panaguinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Cheddar's goalkeeper Boni Panaguinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rammynnos Palaganas. Cheddar's Moses Napalan got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Harolde Pacquing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th minute, Moses Napalan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheddar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Leonardo Yamguas kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Boni Panaguinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eli Pinga in the 93rd minute of the match. The Moonwalk United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Moonwalk United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.