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Tratayén
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonathan Gabrio made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Evaristo Fernandez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Futbol 5's Gerardo Confesor. Gerardo Confesor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruperto Manny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Confesor having to interfere. When Enrique Gauargi fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futbol 5's protests and gave Enrique Gauargi a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Futbol 5 got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Gauargi. In the 16th minute of the match Blas Normando shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gerardo Confesor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gerardo Confesor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 21 played minutes Pedro FC got a freekick which was hit by Inocencio Ritchie. Enrique Gauargi, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Evaristo Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Gerardo Confesor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rdth minute of the game Ruperto Manny who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Futbol 5's Gerardo Confesor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Orti hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Futbol 5's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Enrique Gauargi in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Pedro FC's Antonio Orti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerardo Confesor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Vicente Oinaz charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Oinaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 minutes of play, Pedro FC's Ruperto Manny made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerardo Confesor was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Pedro FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evaristo Fernandez to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Leandro Vedillo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futbol 5's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pedro FC the free kick. In the 51st minute, Leandro Vedillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute Evaristo Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Confesor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evaristo Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Confesor having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Ruperto Manny managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pedro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruperto Manny was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerardo Confesor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Futbol 5 booed when Pedro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Futbol 5's Gerardo Confesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Fernandez in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of Pedro FC booed when Futbol 5 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Ritchie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilberto Ritchie kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Evaristo Fernandez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gerardo Confesor. That made the score 0-4 in the 83 minute of play. Silvestre Mero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Gabrio in the 89th minute of the match. Jonathan Gabrio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Silvestre Mero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Jonathan Gabrio 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. The Futbol 5 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pedro FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pedro FC.