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Estadio Holdich
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emanuel Hondo made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Benicio Primeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reynaldo Lopes, 1-0. If Gervasio Igon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Holdich's Tiburcio Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Esdras in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Martin Goren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Reynaldo Lopes. The goal made the score 2-0. Chateaubriand FC's Reynaldo Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Goren in the 18th minute of play. Chateaubriand FC's Aquilino Esdras got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Holdich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Primeiro to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Eate struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Tiburcio Cresconio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chateaubriand FC. Tiburcio Cresconio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Esdras, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. If Aquilino Esdras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Chateaubriand FC's zone, Eustaquio Piearres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Lopes came out of the goal and Eustaquio Piearres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Holdich's Eustaquio Piearres got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martin Goren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Reynaldo Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Arnulfo Lazcano fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chateaubriand FC's protests and gave Arnulfo Lazcano a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Chateaubriand FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Arnulfo Lazcano hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Goren made a kick off. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chateaubriand FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Goren was slow to take the kick. During this time Holdich's players had a chance to rest. Emanuel Hondo struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Tiburcio Cresconio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chateaubriand FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Piearres in the 60th minute of play forced Chateaubriand FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eustaquio Piearres in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reynaldo Lopes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reynaldo Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Goren in the 65th minute of play. Reynaldo Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benicio Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Eustaquio Piearres 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. Chateaubriand FC's Reynaldo Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Goren in the 69th minute of play. Reynaldo Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benicio Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes Chateaubriand FC got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Lazcano. After a defensive mix-up in Chateaubriand FC's zone, Mateo Vargas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Lopes came out of the goal and Mateo Vargas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Eustaquio Piearres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Holdich's supporters rose to their feet, but Eustaquio Piearres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute Jonathan Frasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holdich's Martin Goren got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd match minute, Chateaubriand FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anier Nalo to maneuver through the defense. Reynaldo Lopes came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Holdich's Eustaquio Piearres. But to his dismay, Eustaquio Piearres quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Holdich walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.