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Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) After having played for 3 minutes, Nicasio Flores managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicasio Flores was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Mercedes AFC's zone, Joel Rivas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Valentine came out of the goal and Joel Rivas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Milo FC's zone, Everardo Gipuzkoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Palos came out of the goal and Everardo Gipuzkoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Palos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Heriberto in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Gipuzkoa in the 16th minute of play forced Milo FC's goalkeeper Joel Palos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicasio Flores might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonzalo Valentine. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicasio Flores ran back to his position shaking his head. Joel Rivas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Gonzalo Valentine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Victorio Heriberto made a precise shot to the right of Joel Palos. Milo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Everardo Gipuzkoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Rivas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Gonzalo Valentine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonzalo Valentine was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Joel Rivas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Rivas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Tximitx during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. David Tximitx hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. If Victorio Heriberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Victorio Heriberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joel Palos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Gipuzkoa in the 44th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicasio Flores was the one to do the kick off. Victorio Heriberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Joel Palos made a huge save. Everardo Gipuzkoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fausto Frances, 70 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Nicasio Flores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Generoso Fe scored 2-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gonzalo Valentine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Victorio Heriberto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Gonzalo Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Flores, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Mercedes AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.