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Icaño
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. Marcos Ulizes started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Manzanares booed when EL TACO NO! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Pudes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolas Lehen hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Iker Ciscos short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Bernardino Huly to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Marcos Ulizes came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the EL TACO NO! 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 Marcos Ulizes couldn't finish the play. Damian Ponce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Augusto Rodriguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Ulizes, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damian Ponce in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Augusto Rodriguez saved Manzanares from getting behind. Primitivo Lizardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Bernardino Huly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, EL TACO NO!'s Bernardino Huly got control of the ball when Iker Cisco tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Damian Ponce who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manzanares's Augusto Rodriguez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcos Ulizes scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Rodriguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd minute, Prudencio Pudes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Manzanares booed when EL TACO NO! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Ulizes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rene Cefero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Huly having to interfere. When Marcos Ulizes came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the EL TACO NO! 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 Marcos Ulizes couldn't finish the play. Marcos Ulizes scored 0-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Rodriguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half EL TACO NO! were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Primitivo Lizardi to strike the kick off in the second half. Damian Ponce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Rodriguez having to interfere. Bernardino Huly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primitivo Lizardi in the 56th minute of the match. 0-3 became the score in the 58th minute when Damian Ponce elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Manzanares's zone, Marcos Ulizes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Rodriguez came out of the goal and Marcos Ulizes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 64 minutes, Damian Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EL TACO NO!'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Ponce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Augusto Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Ulizes in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute Iker Cisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Huly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. EL TACO NO!'s Bernardino Huly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Cisco in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, one of EL TACO NO!: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 EL TACO NO!. The attack was good, but when Iker Cisco in the 80th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Damian Ponce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Ulizes in the 91st minute of play forced Manzanares's goalkeeper Augusto Rodriguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Cisco struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Bernardino Huly didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manzanares. In the 94th minute, Rene Cefero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Ponce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 99th minute, Marcos Ulizes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Augusto Rodriguez. The goal made the score 0-4. The Manzanares supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching EL TACO NO!'s performance. The match ended with a win for EL TACO NO!.