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Estadio Herradura
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Pueblo got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Sonny Estes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aquilino Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Pueblo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Garrido might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aquilino Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Garrido ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavio Lorenz kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Herradura's zone, Melchor Frutos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aquilino Santos came out of the goal and Melchor Frutos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Leonel Kepa fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herradura's protests and gave Leonel Kepa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Herradura's Leonel Kepa got a free kick in the 12th minute. Aquilino Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Pueblo in the 13th minute of the match. After having played for 17 minutes, Leandro Garrido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Garrido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aquilino Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Pueblo in the 20th minute of the match. Aquilino Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Garrido in the 22nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Leonel Kepa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herradura's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Kepa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliberto Harriet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lions's Diego Pueblo got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31stth minute of the game Diego Pueblo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herradura's Aquilino Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Diego Pueblo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aquilino Santos was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 37th minute, Leandro Garrido 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. 42 minutes into the game, Leandro Garrido cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aquilino Santos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Herradura getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Roman Phelipe hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Severo Enetz was the one to do the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Diego Pueblo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herradura's Aquilino Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Pueblo in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquilino Santos saved Herradura from getting behind. After 55 minutes, Diego Pueblo made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Herradura's Aquilino Santos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Lions's Leandro Garrido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aquilino Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aquilino Santos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Pueblo in the 59th minute. After 63 played minutes Herradura got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Lorenz. When Melchor Frutos came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Lions 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 Melchor Frutos couldn't finish the play. Diego Pueblos short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Aquilino Santos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Leandro Garrido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquilino Santos having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Severo Enetz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Feliberto Harriet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 73 played minutes Herradura got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Kepa. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Pueblo in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquilino Santos saved Herradura from getting behind. In the 77th minute, Lions's Leandro Garrido ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aquilino Santos. Aquilino Santos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Herradura's Aquilino Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Herradura from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Lions's Diego Pueblo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aquilino Santos. That made the score 1-5 after 85 minutes of play. 88 minutes into the match, Herradura's goalkeeper Aquilino Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Pueblo. 93 minutes into the match, Herradura's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Pueblo came free, but Aquilino Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Pueblo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aquilino Santos having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Lions's Diego Pueblo got a free kick in the 97th minute.