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Tacita de Plata
Spectators: 6935 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eustaquio Shepherd started the match with the kick off. Marco Xabat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Florentino Jax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Panza FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santamarina FC:s goal. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for Santamarina FC. Donato Viviano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Florentino Jax. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rosendo Chico during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rosendo Chico hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 18th match minute, Santamarina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niceto Orlin to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, Panza FC's Eustaquio Shepherd sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartolo Peyo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Panza FC's Eustaquio Shepherd in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santamarina FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Julio Baumar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Julio Baumar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panza FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Julio Baumar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Peyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Panza FC's goalkeeper Florentino Jax, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Marco Xabat 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. The supporters of Santamarina FC booed when Panza FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clodoveo Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45thth minute of the game Marco Xabat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panza FC's Florentino Jax was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Domingos Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Panza FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Santamarina FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Domingos Franco made a kick off. When Julio Baumar came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Panza 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 Julio Baumar couldn't finish the play. If Julio Baumar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Omar Cayo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santamarina FC's protests and gave Omar Cayo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68thth minute of the game Julio Baumar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santamarina FC's Bartolo Peyo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bartolo Peyo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Shepherd, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Baumar in the 73rd minute of play forced Santamarina FC's goalkeeper Bartolo Peyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Santamarina FC's Damaso Harriet got a free kick in the 74th minute. Bartolo Peyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Baumar in the 79th minute of play. Domingos Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Florentino Jax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Marco Xabat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartolo Peyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Shepherd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Cayo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.