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Tunales
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvio Llanos started the match with the kick off. Silvio Llanos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Nicanor Leobardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Maximino Cresconio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 played minutes Artigal FC got a freekick which was hit by Israel Guillerme. After 10 minutes of play, Artigal FC's Nicanor Leobardo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximino Cresconio was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Nicanor Leobardo put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Maximino Cresconio. Nicanor Leobardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nicanor Leobardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes Tunales FC got a freekick which was hit by Luis Mundo. When Silvio Llanos fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tunales FC's protests and gave Silvio Llanos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tunales FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Silvio Llanos hit a great ball. Nicanor Leobardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Cresconio having to interfere. After 26 minutes, Nicanor Leobardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Artigal FC and the Tunales FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicanor Leobardo kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tunales FC's Celedonio Egoi got a free kick in the 29th minute. Maximino Cresconio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Leobardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34thth minute of the game Nicanor Leobardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tunales FC's Maximino Cresconio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicanor Leobardo in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximino Cresconio saved Tunales FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicanor Leobardo in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximino Cresconio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicanor Leobardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Cresconio having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicanor Leobardo in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximino Cresconio saved Tunales FC from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes in the game Carlos Ciceron did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luis Mundo. 54 minutes into the match, Artigal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Figueroa came free, but Octavio Bizen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavio Bizen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Figueroa in the 57th minute of the match. When Carlos Ciceron fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tunales FC's protests and gave Carlos Ciceron a yellow card for diving instead. 84 minutes into the match, Cirilo Figueroa notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Artigal FC's Octavio Bizen. Octavio Bizen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Mundo hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Celedonio Egoi's late challenge caught a Artigal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celedonio Egoi helped the player get up and apologised. 94 minutes into the game, one of Tunales FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 100th minute, Nicanor Leobardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Artigal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicanor Leobardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximino Cresconio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artigal FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.