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Miguel Morales
Spectators: 6974 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 15) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severino Jerrald started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes El bidón de Branco got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Cresencio. Filomeno Onofre in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodolfo Weterio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Severino Jerrald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Mateo Baladi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Laurentzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elias Laurentzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filomeno Onofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in El bidón de Branco's zone, Elias Laurentzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo Weterio came out of the goal and Elias Laurentzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 32 minutes, Javier Iban mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El bidón de Branco and the Douglas Haig players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, El bidón de Branco's Javier Iban got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, El bidón de Branco's Aquiles Cresencio got a free kick in the 37th minute. Elias Laurentzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elias Laurentzi to strike the kick off in the second half. When Alfredo Urdin fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Douglas Haig's protests and gave Alfredo Urdin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Alfredo Urdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Laurentzi in the 56th minute of play forced El bidón de Branco's goalkeeper Rodolfo Weterio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Elias Laurentzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Weterio was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Douglas Haig's Filomeno Onofre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodolfo Weterio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elias Laurentzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 71 played minutes El bidón de Branco got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Jaizki. In the 77th match minute, El bidón de Branco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilano Salbatore to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Onofre in the 78th minute of play forced El bidón de Branco's goalkeeper Rodolfo Weterio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Douglas Haig's Filomeno Onofre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodolfo Weterio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodolfo Weterio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Laurentzi in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Laurentzi in the 96th minute of play forced El bidón de Branco's goalkeeper Rodolfo Weterio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.