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Estadio Niquivil
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. Cleto Eutropio started the match with the kick off. Melchor Mercurio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angel Prejun in the 3rd minute. Paulo Endura hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th match minute, Azulcuesta AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Endura to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Azulcuesta AFC's zone, Angel Prejun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melchor Mercurio came out of the goal and Angel Prejun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. River Fran's Lorenzo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Frans in the 11th minute of play. Teobaldo Frans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cleto Eutropio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Melchor Mercurio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cleto Eutropio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azulcuesta AFC's goalkeeper Melchor Mercurio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Azulcuesta AFC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Paulo Endura hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the game, Angel Prejun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Melchor Mercurio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in River Fran's zone, Teobaldo Frans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Arias came out of the goal and Teobaldo Frans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Rudolfo in the 31st minute of play forced River Fran's goalkeeper Lorenzo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pastor Rudolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lorenzo Arias was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Feliciano Fernandez charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliciano Fernandez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Feliciano Fernandez hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Victorio Tabor hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 38 played minutes River Fran got a freekick which was hit by Bonifacio Bide. In the 42nd minute Pastor Rudolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cleto Eutropio might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melchor Mercurio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cleto Eutropio ran back to his position shaking his head.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pastor Rudolfo made a kick off. When Azulcuesta AFC's Pastor Rudolfo in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River Fran's goalie prevented a goal. When Cristobal Louis fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Fran's protests and gave Cristobal Louis a yellow card for diving instead. Cristobal Louis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Isidoro Senen fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Fran's protests and gave Isidoro Senen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, one of River Fran:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for River Fran. River Fran:s Lorenzo Arias showed great skill when he stopped Arnaldo Bihar:s penalty. 70 minutes into the game, one of River Fran:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Azulcuesta AFC a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arnaldo Bihar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of River Fran's Lorenzo Arias. 2-1. Paulo Endura got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Cleto Eutropio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Melchor Mercurio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Victorio Tabor notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of River Fran's Lorenzo Arias. Lorenzo Arias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Azulcuesta AFC's zone, Angel Prejun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melchor Mercurio came out of the goal and Angel Prejun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, River Fran's Lorenzo Arias got control of the ball when Teobaldo Frans tried to sneak it across the goal line. River Fran's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Teobaldo Frans scored to the left of an out of position Lorenzo Arias, making the score, 2-3. Cleto Eutropio might have been able to make a better finish in the 101st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melchor Mercurio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cleto Eutropio ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Azulcuesta AFC getting a freekick after 103 minutes play. Pastor Rudolfo hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Azulcuesta AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.