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Starks Park
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Melquiades Honesto got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Elpidio Rexino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Nikola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Raith Rovers FC's zone, Melquiades Honesto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Nikola came out of the goal and Melquiades Honesto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute, Felix Cordareo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Illan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Pepillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Agustin Hibai charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustin Hibai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aureliano Estefan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Atletico Los Polvorines's Aurelio Illan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Los Polvorines from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 21 in the game by Segundo Valente from a close distance when the talented Aurelio Illan managed to make a qualified save. Atletico Los Polvorines's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Raith Rovers FC's zone, Elpidio Rexino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Nikola came out of the goal and Elpidio Rexino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aurelio Illan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Pepillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The supporters of Raith Rovers FC booed when Atletico Los Polvorines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anibal Hever didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Raith Rovers FC's goalkeeper Orlando Nikola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Javier Pepillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Illan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Raith Rovers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Quin to maneuver through the defense. Melquiades Honesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Orlando Nikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Javier Pepillo to make the kick off. Javier Pepillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Raith Rovers FC's Orlando Nikola got control of the ball when Elpidio Rexino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Raith Rovers FC's zone, Elpidio Rexino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Nikola came out of the goal and Elpidio Rexino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raith Rovers FC's Segundo Valente got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Raith Rovers FC's Javier Pepillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelio Illan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aurelio Illan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Valente in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Valente in the 73rd minute of play forced Atletico Los Polvorines's goalkeeper Aurelio Illan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Segundo Valente came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Raith Rovers FC 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 Segundo Valente couldn't finish the play. Javier Pepillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Aurelio Illan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Javier Pepillo hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Israel Berdoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aureliano Estefan missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 92 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Aurelio Illan right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elpidio Rexino got free with Orlando Nikola in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.