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PCD-ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Aragones started the match with the kick off. Erubiel Modestio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Hori in the 4th minute of play. Juan Fernandez hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, MEAN MACHINE's Damian Kimetz tried to score from far away in the 7th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 9 minutes, Gabriel Hori made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. PCD-TIGERS's Erubiel Modestio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Hori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erubiel Modestio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Rigoberto Abad hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. PCD-TIGERS's Erubiel Modestio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Marques in the 17th minute of play. Gabriel Hori struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Erubiel Modestio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MEAN MACHINE. In the 21st minute of the match, Benicio Jokin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eriberto Espinar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In a very dangerous position, a player in PCD-TIGERS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! 28 minutes into the match, Gabriel Hori notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of PCD-TIGERS's Erubiel Modestio. Erubiel Modestio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eriberto Espinar made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Benicio Jokin sent off a good shot on target. Erubiel Modestio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Hori's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. MEAN MACHINE's Gabriel Hori got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eriberto Espinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Aragones in the 41st minute of play. Erubiel Modestio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Hori in the 46th minute of the match. The supporters of MEAN MACHINE booed when PCD-TIGERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Araoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

PCD-TIGERS's Juan Fernandez got his second yellow card of the match in the 50th minute. The referee ordered Juan Fernandez off the ground. The supporters of MEAN MACHINE booed when PCD-TIGERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Jokin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Hori in the 57th minute of play forced PCD-TIGERS's goalkeeper Erubiel Modestio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Candido Araoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Espinar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Gabriel Hori managed to get in a good position for a shot. MEAN MACHINE's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Hori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erubiel Modestio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Erubiel Modestio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Vachon in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, MEAN MACHINE's Gabriel Hori ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erubiel Modestio. Erubiel Modestio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Segundo Berbiz's late challenge caught a PCD-TIGERS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Segundo Berbiz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MEAN MACHINE's Segundo Berbiz got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Gabriel Hori came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the MEAN MACHINE 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 Gabriel Hori couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Anibal Vachon 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in PCD-TIGERS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind PCD-TIGERS's goalkeeper Erubiel Modestio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in PCD-TIGERS's zone, Lino Marques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erubiel Modestio came out of the goal and Lino Marques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded MEAN MACHINE left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than PCD-TIGERS.