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Mulcahy
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. Saverio Castel started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, Las Plantas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Crispo to maneuver through the defense. Isidro Moise took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ermegildo Ellande. Las Plantas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Joel Felipo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Ellande having to interfere. After 21 played minutes Las Plantas got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Crispo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albino Cayo during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nuevo Envase getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Albino Cayo hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Joel Felipo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severo Emmanuel came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Las Plantas's Saverio Castel. But to his dismay, Saverio Castel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Saverio Castel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Severo Emmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Las Plantas booed when Nuevo Envase was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejo Galtero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mateo Valerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Severo Emmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Felipo made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Las Plantas's Mateo Valerio made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severo Emmanuel was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Joel Felipo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Valerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severo Emmanuel having to interfere. Mateo Valerio came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Severo Emmanuel could save by the left post. Nuevo Envase's Iker Ilixo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Las Plantas's zone, Joel Felipo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermegildo Ellande came out of the goal and Joel Felipo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Las Plantas's Ermegildo Ellande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Ilixo in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Las Plantas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.