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Estadio Recreo
Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesar Casado kicked off to start the match. Gilberto Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Galga United's Arturo Iliana in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Recreo's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Recreo's zone, Arturo Iliana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Mingo came out of the goal and Arturo Iliana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute, Arturo Iliana made a precise shot to the right of Gilberto Mingo. Recreo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Recreo getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Camilo Batista hit a great ball. A hard shot by Camilo Batista from long distance, 23 minutes into the match, got Clodoveo Betadur's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Arnoldo Cedro kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match Edgardo Florian sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clodoveo Betadur skillfully saved the ball. In the 25th minute, Prospero Opilano made a precise shot to the right of Clodoveo Betadur. Galga United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Recreo's zone, Cesar Casado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Mingo came out of the goal and Cesar Casado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Recreo's Gilberto Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Casado in the 30th minute of play. In the 36th minute Cesar Casado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Mingo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Tipi kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Arturo Iliana made a precise shot to the right of Gilberto Mingo. Recreo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 53rd minute, Arnoldo Cedro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto Mingo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. When %teams%'s Cesar Casado was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-4 just inside the left pole, 56 minutes into the game. Gilberto Mingo was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Recreo's goalkeeper Gilberto Mingo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lino Selmo hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The Galga United fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Galga United's Cesar Casado looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gilberto Mingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Casado in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Galga United were awarded a corner. Cesar Casado went to the cornerflag to take it. Cesar Casado made a great header on Galga United's corner, it was just that Recreo's Gilberto Mingo managed to reach the ball for a save. Cesar Casado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Recreo's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Casado came free, but Gilberto Mingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesar Casado in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilberto Mingo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Cesar Casado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galga United's supporters rose to their feet, but Cesar Casado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Mingo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Galga United booed when Recreo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Ermano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilberto Mingo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arturo Iliana went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. When Maximiliano Ticho came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Galga United 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 Maximiliano Ticho couldn't finish the play. Gilberto Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Arturo Iliana scored 1-7 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilberto Mingo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Galga United's Gilberto Mingo threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cesar Casado, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Recreo's Gilberto Mingo got control of the ball when Maximiliano Ticho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute Cesar Casado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Mingo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximiliano Ticho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Mingo having to interfere. Galga United'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.