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El Gigante del Norte
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. Aldo Balendin started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Cipriano Aureo 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. When Cipriano Aureo came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Poroto FC 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 Cipriano Aureo couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Aldo Balendin sped through Calistia del Norte's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anselmo Ubendu. The supporters of Poroto FC booed when Calistia del Norte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Ramone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo Ubendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Anacleto Bembe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Ramond having to interfere. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Calistia del Norte's goalkeeper Anselmo Ubendu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maximino Ramone's late challenge caught a Poroto FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximino Ramone helped the player get up and apologised. After 25 played minutes Calistia del Norte got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Ramone. Anselmo Ubendu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Aureo in the 29th minute of the match. Aldo Balendin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Poroto FC's Ruben Ramond proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Poroto FC from getting a goal against them. Cipriano Aureo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Calistia del Norte players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Poroto FC were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Anacleto Bembe made the kick off in the second half. Eduardo Savier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ruben Ramond tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Calistia del Norte's Anacleto Bembe got a free kick in the 58th minute. Anselmo Ubendu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cipriano Aureo went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Aldo Balendin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Anselmo Ubendu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cipriano Aureo struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Anselmo Ubendu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poroto FC. 82 minutes into the match, Eduardo Savier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Ramond. Poroto FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eduardo Savier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Anselmo Ubendu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cipriano Aureo in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Calistia del Norte's Eduardo Savier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Ramond narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aldo Balendin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the final whistle sounded Poroto FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Calistia del Norte.