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Manantiales
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5007, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 13) The audience was convinced that Humberto Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roque Chumo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Humberto Santana struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Roque Chumo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sopanta. Arnaldo Rey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales AFC's zone, Humberto Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roque Chumo came out of the goal and Humberto Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roque Chumo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Roque Chumo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Rey in the 18th minute of the match. Roque Chumo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Rey, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Manantiales AFC's Roque Chumo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Santana in the 20th minute of play. Arnaldo Rey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roque Chumo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute Raimundo Eleder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Crescencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Godfredo Teyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Chumo having to interfere. Manantiales AFC's Roque Chumo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Santana in the 37th minute of play. If Arnaldo Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Arnaldo Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sopanta's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Rey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roque Chumo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Humberto Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Chumo having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Suero to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Manantiales AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Estevon came free, but Roque Chumo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Rey in the 54th minute of play forced Manantiales AFC's goalkeeper Roque Chumo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Manantiales AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Raimundo Eleder hit a great ball. Arnaldo Rey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Chumo having to interfere. Manantiales AFC's Roque Chumo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Rey in the 62nd minute of play. When Arnaldo Rey came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sopanta 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 Arnaldo Rey couldn't finish the play. Godfredo Teyo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Roque Chumo made a huge save. When Sopanta's Arnaldo Rey in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manantiales AFC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Rey in the 85th minute of play forced Manantiales AFC's goalkeeper Roque Chumo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Manantiales AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Rey came free, but Roque Chumo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roque Chumo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Santana in the 90th minute. In the 91st match minute, Manantiales AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Cesaro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Arnaldo Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sopanta's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Rey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roque Chumo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sopanta played a much better game than Manantiales AFC and deserved their victory. The Manantiales AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.