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Rufino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Honorio Duardo got the match started through his kick off. After 9 minutes of play, Rock Solid FC's Dante Galtero made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Pacho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Galtero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Alejandro Pacho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rufino AFC's Isaac Garcia got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 18 minutes Rufino AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Iker Madeo who took care of the corner kick. Rock Solid FC's Iker Madeo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alejandro Pacho in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Honorio Duardo scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Pacho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dante Galtero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dante Galtero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Higinio Asur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anacleto Tonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victorino Medardo hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Higinio Asur recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anacleto Tonio. Higinio Asur showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Higinio Asur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rufino AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Asur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anacleto Tonio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd play minute Candido Cordeal came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Anacleto Tonio. 2-2. If Higinio Asur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Higinio Asur to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Cordeal in the 53rd minute of play forced Rock Solid FC's goalkeeper Anacleto Tonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rock Solid FC defense, Higinio Asur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anacleto Tonio. The Rock Solid FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anacleto Tonio should have stopped the shot. Higinio Asur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anacleto Tonio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. If Candido Cordeal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anacleto Tonio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Cordeal in the 67th minute of play. Anacleto Tonio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Higinio Asur went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. 74 minutes into the game, Victorino Medardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rock Solid FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rufino AFC the free kick. In the 74th match minute, Rock Solid FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Medardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th match minute, Rock Solid FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Medardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Higinio Asur 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Cordeal in the 81st minute of play forced Rock Solid FC's goalkeeper Anacleto Tonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaac Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anacleto Tonio having to interfere. Luis Quiroga kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Alejandro Pacho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Duardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rock Solid FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rufino AFC.