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Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cecilio Tristan made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Pacifico in the 3rd minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Expreso Suizo's Haroldo Penha got a free kick in the 6th minute. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Tirso in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Maximo Pacifico notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti. Hugo Orlando Gatti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maximo Pacifico hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximo Pacifico in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Orlando Gatti saved Abuba Akotonon FC from getting behind. Hugo Orlando Gatti came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Expreso Suizo's Josué Ribas. But to his dismay, Josué Ribas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Expreso Suizo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Pacifico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philib McCollion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Tristan in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to Expreso Suizo getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Stanko Zografov hit a great ball. Philib McCollion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Elivareo came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Philib McCollion could save by the left post. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximo Pacifico in the 44th minute of the match. Cecilio Tristan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Josué Ribas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Cecilio Tristan hit a great ball. Philib McCollion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vânderson Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Vânderson Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Philib McCollion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Tristan. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Tirso, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Emanuel Aurre hit a great ball. With a little luck, Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti got control of the ball when Josué Ribas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nemesio Tirso came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Cecilio Tristan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philib McCollion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Genaro Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philib McCollion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Expreso Suizo getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Maximo Pacifico hit a great ball. A collision led to Expreso Suizo getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Josué Ribas hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Expreso Suizo's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Tristan came free, but Philib McCollion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Genaro Elivareo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Expreso Suizo's Philib McCollion. Philib McCollion was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benigno Eguzkis short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Hugo Orlando Gatti to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 84th minute of play forced Expreso Suizo's goalkeeper Philib McCollion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximo Pacifico in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Expreso Suizo's Josué Ribas got a free kick in the 89th minute. The supporters of Expreso Suizo booed when Abuba Akotonon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lance Veloz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Felix Sugar 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. Expreso Suizo's Philib McCollion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 93rd minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.