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Pico
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes in the game, Timoteo Chap fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Abdelnasser Morceli having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pico's Israel Batista got a free kick in the 12th minute. If Abelardo Edorta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elpidio Francis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Eustacio Joey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elpidio Francis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Joey having to interfere. Timoteo Chap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelnasser Morceli having to interfere. If Prospero Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abelardo Edorta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Joey having to interfere. Elpidio Francis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Joey having to interfere. When Abelardo Edorta came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Santurce 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 Abelardo Edorta couldn't finish the play. Timoteo Chap might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdelnasser Morceli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timoteo Chap ran back to his position shaking his head. Timoteo Chap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelnasser Morceli having to interfere. A collision led to Pico getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Israel Batista hit a great ball. 49 minutes into the match, Santurce's Elpidio Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eustacio Joey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With his leg Eustacio Joey managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Santurce's Elpidio Francis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Frances in the 55th minute of play forced Santurce's goalkeeper Abdelnasser Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Frances in the 59th minute of play forced Santurce's goalkeeper Abdelnasser Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel Batista's late challenge caught a Santurce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Israel Batista helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Pico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Batista to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes Santurce got a freekick which was hit by Omar Qwinton. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Santurce's goalkeeper Abdelnasser Morceli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abdelnasser Morceli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Chap, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Santurce's Armando Lope shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eustacio Joey but with some difficulty. Timoteo Chap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Abdelnasser Morceli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Santurce's Abelardo Edorta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eustacio Joey. Eustacio Joey yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Elpidio Francis struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Eustacio Joey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santurce. In the 98th minute Timoteo Chap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelnasser Morceli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Santurce eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.