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Franklin
Spectators: 7102 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Orlando Bittor got the match started through his kick off. Ruben Godoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Palos, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diego Belasko during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diego Belasko hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Lázaro Mederi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Godoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th match minute, PANTHERS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartolo Lando to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 11 minutes, Ramiro Txatxu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Franklin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Txatxu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Segundo Viator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Bittor in the 13th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes PANTHERS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Frantzes. Ruben Godoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Mederi in the 16th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Franklin FC's zone, Narciso Palos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruben Godoy came out of the goal and Narciso Palos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lázaro Mederi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lázaro Mederi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Godoy having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Franklin FC's zone, Narciso Palos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruben Godoy came out of the goal and Narciso Palos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Segundo Viator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Bittor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franklin FC's Diego Belasko got his second yellow card of the match in the 28th minute. The referee ordered Diego Belasko off the ground. In the 32nd match minute, PANTHERS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigio Artizar to maneuver through the defense. Everardo Jakobe struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Segundo Viator didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Franklin FC. Ramiro Txatxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Segundo Viator having to interfere. Remigio Artizar hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Ramiro Txatxu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Segundo Viator firmly grabbed it by the left post. Narciso Palos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Godoy having to interfere. Ramiro Txatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 57th minute, Hipolito Nalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lázaro Mederi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ruben Godoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Palos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ruben Godoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Elias Behe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Franklin FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PANTHERS F.C the free kick. Elias Behe kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PANTHERS F.C's zone, Ramiro Txatxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Segundo Viator came out of the goal and Ramiro Txatxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 66 minutes, Ramiro Txatxu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Franklin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Txatxu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruben Godoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Palos in the 75th minute of the match. Ramiro Txatxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Segundo Viator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Franklin FC's goalkeeper Ruben Godoy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Narciso Palos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruben Godoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Franklin FC's Ruben Godoy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Franklin FC from getting a goal against them. If Ramiro Txatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franklin FC's Ruben Godoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Palos in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Ramiro Txatxu 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PANTHERS F.C had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.