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Emilio Botini F.C
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Julian Frasquito made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, Balnearia FC's Honorato Abar threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carlos Corderro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Horqueta getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Francisco Asur hit a great ball. After 12 minutes, Alejo Calixto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horqueta and the Balnearia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 played minutes Horqueta got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Calixto. Jesus Munio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Honorato Abar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alejo Calixto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Samuel Joey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Horqueta's goalkeeper Honorato Abar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jesus Munio. In the 26th minute, one of Horqueta: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 Horqueta. Honorato Abar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesus Munio in the 32nd minute. Alejo Calixto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jesus Munio got free with Honorato Abar in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Frasquito in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Joey saved Balnearia FC from getting behind. In the 44th minute Alejo Calixto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Ciro Venceslas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samuel Joey was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Corderro to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Alejo Calixto made a precise shot to the right of Samuel Joey. Balnearia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After having played for 59 minutes, Julian Frasquito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horqueta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Frasquito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jesus Munio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Honorato Abar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Corderro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Honorato Abar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Honorato Abar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Corderro in the 69th minute of the match. When Julian Frasquito came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Horqueta 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 Julian Frasquito couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Balnearia FC's Florentino Hitzeder got a free kick in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Balnearia FC's Samuel Joey got control of the ball when Alejo Calixto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Horqueta's zone, Jesus Munio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Honorato Abar came out of the goal and Jesus Munio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Horqueta's Francisco Asur got a free kick in the 88th minute. Jesus Munio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Honorato Abar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Horqueta eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.