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La Virgocueva
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacobo Donio got the match started through his kick off. Hermanos Del Poniente's Anier Bordat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adan Cordarrell in the 6th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Mateo Belmiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hermanos Del Poniente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Empalme F.C the free kick. Mateo Belmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Sergio Flor kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Adan Cordarrell took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anier Bordat. Anier Bordat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jacobo Donio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Jacindo having to interfere. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hermanos Del Poniente's goalkeeper Anier Bordat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Hermanos Del Poniente's Sergio Flor got a free kick in the 20th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Empalme F.C's Godfredo Chumo tried to score from far away in the 21st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 23 minutes of play, Empalme F.C's Nestor Frans made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anier Bordat was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Adan Cordarrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Empalme F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Adan Cordarrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anier Bordat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Hermanos Del Poniente booed when Empalme F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adan Cordarrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Adan Cordarrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Empalme F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Adan Cordarrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anier Bordat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anier Bordat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Cordarrell in the 37th minute of the match. After the first half Empalme F.C were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Anier Bordat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Frans in the 51st minute of the match. Nestor Frans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anier Bordat having to interfere. Adan Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Hermanos Del Poniente:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Empalme F.C:s goal. Godfredo Chumo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Anier Bordat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Frans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anier Bordat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Frans in the 66th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Jacobo Donio made a precise shot to the right of Fabian Jacindo. Empalme F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Donio in the 85th minute of play forced Empalme F.C's goalkeeper Fabian Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Jacobo Donio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hermanos Del Poniente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacobo Donio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Mateo Belmiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Empalme F.C players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.