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Remedios
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) La Mandarina Mecanica's Christian Evis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rey de Copas's Justino Bernard got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Rey de Copas booed when La Mandarina Mecanica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Polentzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mandarina Mecanica's goalkeeper Jonas Ramone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Justino Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes, Justino Bernard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rey de Copas and the La Mandarina Mecanica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rey de Copas getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Justino Bernard hit a great ball. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecanica booed when Rey de Copas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Galo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, La Mandarina Mecanica's Venancio Lore tried to score from far away in the 16th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Rey de Copas's Herminio Su got a free kick in the 18th minute. Arnoldo Bautista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Rey de Copas getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Venancio Galo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match Venancio Lore shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnoldo Bautista showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Bernard got free with Jonas Ramone in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rey de Copas's Justino Bernard was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 31st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. La Mandarina Mecanica's Jonas Ramone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Loramendi in the 38th minute of play. If Christian Evis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 played minutes Rey de Copas got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Su. Justino Bernard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jonas Ramone made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Loramendi in the 47th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecanica's goalkeeper Jonas Ramone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benigno Loramendi to make the kick off. Rey de Copas's Benigno Loramendi got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute Justino Bernard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Ramone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Peyo hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Benigno Loramendi in the 61st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Justino Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rey de Copas's Benigno Loramendi in 64 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Jonas Ramone guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Venancio Galo charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Venancio Galo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arnoldo Bautista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorio Galtero in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Victorio Galtero notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rey de Copas's Arnoldo Bautista. Arnoldo Bautista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 77thth minute of the game Benigno Loramendi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Mandarina Mecanica's Jonas Ramone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benigno Loramendi in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Ramone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Justino Bernard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Justino Bernard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Ramone having to interfere. If Benigno Loramendi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benigno Loramendi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonas Ramone having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in La Mandarina Mecanica's zone, Benigno Loramendi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Ramone came out of the goal and Benigno Loramendi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Mandarina Mecanica's Jonas Ramone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Loramendi in the 97th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.