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Estadio MANDINGA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Montxo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Polvareda F.C's Edgard Enol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Generoso Min. Generoso Min yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Polvareda F.C's Damaso Bartolome played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Totakoxe in the 9th minute of play. Albano Bazil charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albano Bazil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, one of Polvareda F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Polvareda F.C. The referee gave BetoFunebrero a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Augusto Sein, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Polvareda F.C's Damaso Bartolome. 1-1. Eustaquio Totakoxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonas Montxo during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to BetoFunebrero getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jonas Montxo hit a great ball. BetoFunebrero's Generoso Min proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save BetoFunebrero from getting a goal against them. Generoso Min made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Enol in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, BetoFunebrero's Generoso Min got control of the ball when Ciriaco Jeraldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute Edgard Enol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Min saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Polvareda F.C's Edgard Enol managed to work through BetoFunebrero's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Edgard Enol dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a rather tough play, Polvareda F.C's Feliciano Celipe got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgard Enol to make the kick off. Eustaquio Totakoxe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damaso Bartolome having to make a save. Paulo Cordearo's late challenge caught a Polvareda F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Cordearo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th match minute, BetoFunebrero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Cordearo to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute of the match Albano Bazil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Generoso Min showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 60th minute, Paulo Cordearo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes, Polvareda F.C's Albano Bazil shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Generoso Min came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Polvareda F.C reached it. In the 62nd match minute, BetoFunebrero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Montxo to maneuver through the defense. BetoFunebrero's Jonas Montxo got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Jonas Montxo off the ground. After recieving a nice pass, Polvareda F.C's Albano Bazil tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Victorino Quintan hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Botello during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Reynaldo Botello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind BetoFunebrero's goalkeeper Generoso Min, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Generoso Min took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciriaco Jeraldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciriaco Jeraldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Generoso Min having to interfere. If Edgard Enol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in BetoFunebrero's zone, Victorino Quintan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Generoso Min came out of the goal and Victorino Quintan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.