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Espora
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cirilo Goizeder started the match with the kick off. Román fc's Rafael Elizardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Román fc from getting a goal against them. Damaso Cheche's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Rafael Elizardo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Román fc's Rafael Elizardo got control of the ball when Damaso Cheche tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute Rodrigo Matro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Weterio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Matro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Rodrigo Matro stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of MADDA FC's defenders and the ball went out. Román fc appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Nataniel in the 23rd minute of play forced MADDA FC's goalkeeper Dionisio Weterio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Elizardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damaso Cheche in the 26th minute. When Oscar Nataniel came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Román 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 Oscar Nataniel couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Adrian Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Goizeder in the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Román fc getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Herminio Sabino hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Damaso Cheche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Elizardo. Román fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damaso Cheche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Nataniel was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Oscar Nataniel 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. Herminio Sabino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dionisio Weterio having to make a save. In the 63rd minute, Rodrigo Matro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Oscar Nataniel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cirilo Goizeder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Elizardo having to interfere. Herminio Sabino hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, MADDA FC's Marcial Fanuco broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Oscar Nataniel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Dionisio Weterio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 92 minutes, Herminio Sabino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Román fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Sabino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Goizeder in the 97th minute of play forced Román fc's goalkeeper Rafael Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MADDA FC had won after a very even match.