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Arena Mandaloriana
Spectators: 7374 (Terracing: 5532, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diego Guillen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ubaldo Ishmael hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 3rd match minute, Taquello FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Jax to maneuver through the defense. Tiburcio Eliu made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Everardo Columbo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Mandaloria's Elberg Brion got a free kick in the 6th minute. Tiburcio Eliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Eyague in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Mandaloria booed when Taquello FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Ishmael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mandaloria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Everardo Columbo in the 15th minute. The corner led Mandaloria's Everardo Columbo to fire away a dangerous shot which Tiburcio Eliu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Taquello FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Astor Eyague scored to the left of an out of position Tiburcio Eliu, making the score, 1-0. Astor Eyague took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiburcio Eliu. Tiburcio Eliu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Taquello FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Eliu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rosendo Benitez. After a rather tough play, Taquello FC's Diego Guillen got a free kick in the 31st minute. Taquello FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Everardo Columbo scored to the left of an out of position Tiburcio Eliu, making the score, 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rosendo Benitez got free with Tiburcio Eliu in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Astor Eyague to make the kick off. Astor Eyague scored 4-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiburcio Eliu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 54 minutes into the match, Mandaloria's Everardo Columbo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiburcio Eliu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute of the match Mandaloria got a corner. Taquello FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Everardo Columbo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Mandaloria's corner Everardo Columbo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tiburcio Eliu quite easily take care of the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Astor Eyague cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Tiburcio Eliu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd match minute, Mandaloria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Galeno to maneuver through the defense. Tiburcio Eliu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Columbo in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Taquello FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ubaldo Ishmael hit a great ball. Tiburcio Eliu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Eyague in the 72nd minute of play. Tiburcio Eliu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Eyague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Astor Eyague came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Mandaloria 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 Astor Eyague couldn't finish the play. Tiburcio Eliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Eyague in the 85th minute of the match. Tiburcio Eliu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosendo Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiburcio Eliu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Eyague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ubaldo Ishmael kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes, Mandaloria's Everardo Columbo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tiburcio Eliu 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 Mandaloria reached it. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mandaloria fully deserved thier win.