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Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 7385 (Terracing: 5540, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Froilan Musko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manfre Returns FC's Paulo Sotero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Vargas in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Musko in the 14th minute of play forced Sportivo FC's goalkeeper Esteve Otsoko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Sotero made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Jeronimo Jeraldo sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Leonel Vargas sped through Manfre Returns FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulo Sotero. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonel Vargas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulo Sotero. That made the score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. A hard shot 38 in the game by Jeronimo Jeraldo from a close distance when the talented Paulo Sotero managed to make a qualified save. Manfre Returns FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Vargas in the 42nd minute of play forced Manfre Returns FC's goalkeeper Paulo Sotero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeronimo Jeraldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Sotero having to interfere. Leonel Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeronimo Jeraldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Sotero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeronimo Jeraldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonel Vargas was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Manfre Returns FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Vargas came free, but Paulo Sotero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Jeronimo Jeraldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Sotero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jeronimo Jeraldo came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Sportivo 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 Jeronimo Jeraldo couldn't finish the play. Esteve Otsoko came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Manfre Returns FC's Gogo Urtungo. But to his dismay, Gogo Urtungo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Paulo Sotero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jeronimo Jeraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the game, Sportivo FC's Jeronimo Jeraldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulo Sotero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonel Vargas in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Sotero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paulo Sotero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Jeraldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Leonel Vargas put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paulo Sotero. Leonel Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Paulo Sotero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Sotero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Jeraldo in the 86th minute of play. Paulo Sotero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Frans, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Musko in the 91st minute of play forced Sportivo FC's goalkeeper Esteve Otsoko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Sotero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Jeraldo in the 94th minute of play. Bichiko Karonin kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Sportivo FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.