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Spectators: 7208 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benjamin Raitin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Acevedo came free, but Abelardo Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amadeo Cai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ulises Galeno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Zacarias Silvino had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Ostadar during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Fernando Egoitz fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.Independiente's protests and gave Fernando Egoitz a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes C.A.Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Egoitz. In the 17th minute of the match Isaias Sayveon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abelardo Manilan skillfully saved the ball. When Benjamin Raitin fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wolfstar FC's protests and gave Benjamin Raitin a yellow card for diving instead. Benjamin Raitin hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. If Hipolito Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Justo Licerio struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Ulises Galeno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Independiente. When Amadeo Cai came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the C.A.Independiente 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 Amadeo Cai couldn't finish the play. Amadeo Cai kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Isaias Sayveon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abelardo Manilan skillfully saved the ball. Faustino Acevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Abelardo Manilan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Benjamin Raitin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wolfstar FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Raitin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abelardo Manilan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Faustino Acevedo struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Abelardo Manilan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wolfstar FC. Abelardo Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Raitin in the 35th minute of the match. Faustino Acevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 39th match minute, C.A.Independiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Cai to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Wolfstar FC's Isaias Sayveon broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Abelardo Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Amadeo Cai's late challenge caught a Wolfstar FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Cai helped the player get up and apologised. Amadeo Cai hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Faustino Acevedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abelardo Manilan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Justo Licerio made a kick off. C.A.Independiente's Abelardo Manilan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Raitin in the 55th minute of play. C.A.Independiente's Abelardo Manilan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Raitin in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Justo Licerio managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Independiente's supporters rose to their feet, but Justo Licerio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulises Galeno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justo Licerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes of play, C.A.Independiente's Cipriano Argoitz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Galeno was left in no man's land by his defense there! 1-2 became the score in the 75th minute when Faustino Acevedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Faustino Acevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abelardo Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Raitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The Wolfstar FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Wolfstar FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.