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Garrayalde
Spectators: 6817 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niceto Ascencio started the match with the kick off. San miguel's Francisco Suero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ascencio in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, San miguel's Jose Demario got a free kick in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Niceto Ascencio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of San miguel's Francisco Suero. Francisco Suero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francisco Suero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ascencio in the 16th minute of the match. Rahman Kiner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Orlin in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Niceto Ascencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Suero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San miguel's Francisco Suero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Ferdinand in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Ferdinand in the 24th minute of play forced San miguel's goalkeeper Francisco Suero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Saverio Ferdinand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Fla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saverio Ferdinand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose Demario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Rahman Kiner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Suero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ascencio in the 38th minute of play. Francisco Suero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ascencio in the 43rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the San miguel defense, Saverio Ferdinand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisco Suero. The San miguel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisco Suero should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cirilo Ebardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Rahman Kiner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Ebardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Francisco Orlin charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Orlin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute Saverio Ferdinand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Suero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as El Fla's Niceto Ascencio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Francisco Suero. That made the score 0-3 after 61 minutes of play. A collision led to San miguel getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Norberto Batista hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, San miguel's goalkeeper Francisco Suero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severiano Larpe. When Marco Rufo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the El Fla 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 Marco Rufo couldn't finish the play. Niceto Ascencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Francisco Suero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Niceto Ascencio fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severiano Larpe during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. San miguel made a substitution. Clemente Cebrian replaced Constantino Machado. Severiano Larpe kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Cirilo Ebardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahman Kiner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Suero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Suero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Ferdinand in the 97th minute of the match. The El Fla supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing El Fla would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.