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La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Leonel Romo managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Taquito FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Romo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gavino Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Marco Gonsalvo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the De Taquito 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 Marco Gonsalvo couldn't finish the play. Cosme Panfilo charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cosme Panfilo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Pueblito AFC booed when De Taquito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosme Panfilo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Leonel Romo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Taquito FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Arnoldo Santiago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Gonsalvo in the 30th minute of play forced Pueblito AFC's goalkeeper Gavino Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavino Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Gonsalvo in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pueblito AFC's zone, Leonel Romo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavino Arias came out of the goal and Leonel Romo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Marco Gonsalvo 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. Gavino Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonel Romo in the 39th minute. Gavino Arias was a little too slow when Marco Gonsalvo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnoldo Santiago to make the kick off. When Prospero Gergori fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pueblito AFC's protests and gave Prospero Gergori a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Prospero Gergori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pueblito AFC's Gavino Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Romo in the 58th minute of play. Leonel Romo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Arias having to interfere. In the 63rd minute of the match Amadeo Emmanuel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gavino Arias skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Leonel Romo managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Taquito FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Romo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gavino Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Gonsalvo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gavino Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Romo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Gavino Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Marco Gonsalvo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marco Gonsalvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonel Romo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Arias having to interfere.