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Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) After a defensive mix-up in Merlina FC's zone, Cirilo Eron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Iturri came out of the goal and Cirilo Eron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnulfo Conrao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ezequiel Iturri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cirilo Eron 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. 12 minutes into the match, Edelmiro Goiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Luix. ssaltlake's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edelmiro Goiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 17th minute Cirilo Eron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Iturri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edelmiro Goiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastian Luix. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edelmiro Goiz ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute, Benedicto Monico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Filomeno Panfilo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merlina FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Filomeno Panfilo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Luix breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Goiz in the 26th minute of play forced ssaltlake's goalkeeper Sebastian Luix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florentino Henry kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Ezequiel Iturri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cirilo Eron's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Edelmiro Goiz sped through ssaltlake's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sebastian Luix. ssaltlake's Sebastian Luix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Goiz in the 43rd minute of play. Edelmiro Goiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 48 minutes into the match, Merlina FC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Iturri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnulfo Conrao. The ssaltlake players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Merlina FC were winning 1-2.

In the 54th minute, ssaltlake's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Filomeno Panfilo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nicanor Estevez struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Sebastian Luix didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merlina FC. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Conrao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Iturri was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Cirilo Eron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ezequiel Iturri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edelmiro Goiz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Luix read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ssaltlake's zone, Filomeno Panfilo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Luix came out of the goal and Filomeno Panfilo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Edelmiro Goiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Filomeno Panfilo came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Merlina FC 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 Filomeno Panfilo couldn't finish the play. Adan Tartalo's late challenge caught a ssaltlake's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adan Tartalo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Merlina FC's Adan Tartalo got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Merlina FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.