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Pedro Cirilo
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alonzo Cesario kicked off to start the match. Alonzo Cesario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adan Llope sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Mercedes's zone, Alonzo Cesario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Chepe came out of the goal and Alonzo Cesario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 9 minutes into the game, when Nereo Urko put in a rough tackle. In the 8th minute, one of Mercedes: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 Mercedes. Emanuel Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Cesario in the 12th minute of the match. Clodoveo Ubarna struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Emanuel Chepe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Pichu F.C.. If Adan Llope had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alonzo Cesario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, El Pichu F.C.'s Alonzo Cesario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Chepe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Mercedes's goal looked a bit too open when Adan Llope came free, but Emanuel Chepe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alonzo Cesario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luisito Eladio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Chepe having to interfere. Adan Llope received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Emanuel Chepe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alonzo Cesario received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emanuel Chepe came out and tried to block the shot, but Alonzo Cesario slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 40th minute. Alonzo Cesario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Emanuel Chepe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabio Inautzi was the one to do the kick off. Orlando Llorenc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Chepe having to interfere. El Pichu F.C.'s Samuel Lope got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 56 minutes, Samuel Lope managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Pichu F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Lope was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Mercedes's zone, Adan Llope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Chepe came out of the goal and Adan Llope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute, Fabio Inautzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mercedes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Alonzo Cesario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Emanuel Chepe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alonzo Cesario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alonzo Cesario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Emanuel Chepe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alonzo Cesario struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Emanuel Chepe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Pichu F.C.. The audience was convinced that Alonzo Cesario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Chepe was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 75th match minute, El Pichu F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Lope to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the game, El Pichu F.C.'s Adan Llope nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Chepe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Emanuel Chepe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Cesario's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Samuel Lope managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Pichu F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Lope was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 88th minute Alonzo Cesario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Chepe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alonzo Cesario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee ended the match the El Pichu F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.