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Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dante James started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Benicio Mannie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CONTROL F.C.'s Amado Walme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benicio Mannie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, CONTROL F.C.'s David Columbo got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Benicio Mannie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16thth minute of the game Benicio Mannie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CONTROL F.C.'s Amado Walme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Benicio Mannie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CONTROL F.C.'s Amado Walme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benicio Mannie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amado Walme having to make a save. Hipolito Erdiano's late challenge caught a CONTROL F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hipolito Erdiano helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CONTROL F.C. booed when La banda River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Erdiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by David Columbo in the 34th minute really tested Ladislao Gil's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Silvano Eguzki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ladislao Gil acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from David Columbo. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benicio Mannie was the one to do the kick off. Ladislao Gil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante James in the 55th minute of the match. Benicio Mannie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Amado Walme when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 64 minutes, Alejandro Montay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CONTROL F.C. and the La banda River Plate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benicio Mannie in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amado Walme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 71st minute, Felix Nayely 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. Benicio Mannie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ladislao Gil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante James, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Dante James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benicio Mannie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amado Walme having to make a save. CONTROL F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La banda River Plate for a fine match.