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Estadio Pirané
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5388, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Prospero Gregory kicked off to start the match. Joker F.C's Armando Cefero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Joker F.C from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes into the game, Santiago Perfecto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Armando Cefero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Pirané getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ramon Baristo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Criston in the 16th minute of play forced Pirané's goalkeeper Domingos Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Nicolas Criston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingos Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pirané's Domingos Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Evangelista in the 25th minute of play. Santiago Perfecto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Armando Cefero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Pirané booed when Joker F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilario Romildo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Abelardo Joseph managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pirané's supporters rose to their feet, but Abelardo Joseph was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Cefero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Joker F.C getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Laureano Donostia hit a great ball. When Hilario Romildo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Joker F.C 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 Hilario Romildo couldn't finish the play. Nicolas Criston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Lopes having to interfere. Domingos Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Criston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolas Criston stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Prospero Gregory fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Cefero having to interfere. Laureano Donostia's late challenge caught a Pirané's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Donostia helped the player get up and apologised. Laureano Donostia kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Daniel Evangelista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Lopes having to interfere. When Prospero Gregory came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Pirané 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 Prospero Gregory couldn't finish the play. Domingos Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Evangelista went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Oscar Mosen kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When Santiago Perfecto came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Pirané 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 Santiago Perfecto couldn't finish the play. Joker F.C's Armando Cefero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prospero Gregory in the 94th minute of play. Nicolas Criston 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. The Joker F.C players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Pirané from taking control. The game ends in a draw.