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Estadio Esperanza
Spectators: 6647 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ladislao Merexildo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hernan Palban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Costante in the 4th minute of the match. In the 10th match minute, Esperanza AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Niva to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Deportivo Armenio's Fernan Rivas tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Benigno Pero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 龙昂国 took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Bihar. Fulgencio Bihar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Benicio Haimar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Bihar having to interfere. A collision led to Deportivo Armenio getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Adriana Blanco hit a great ball. Cirilo Fernandez came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hernan Palban could save by the left post. 龙昂国 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hernan Palban was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cirilo Fernandez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Benicio Haimar notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Esperanza AFC's Fulgencio Bihar. Fulgencio Bihar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hernan Palban made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Orlando Aires sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute, Ignacio Gartxot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the game, one of Deportivo Armenio:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 龙昂国 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

With a little luck, Esperanza AFC's Fulgencio Bihar got control of the ball when 龙昂国 tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Fernandez in the 56th minute of play forced Deportivo Armenio's goalkeeper Hernan Palban to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benicio Haimar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute Benicio Haimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esperanza AFC's Fulgencio Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Pero in the 62nd minute of play. Hernan Palban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Merexildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Deportivo Armenio's Hernan Palban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Costante in the 66th minute of play. Hernan Palban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Aires, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Ivan Niva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cirilo Fernandez's late challenge caught a Deportivo Armenio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cirilo Fernandez helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Esperanza AFC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Cirilo Fernandez hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, 龙昂国 made a precise shot to the right of Fulgencio Bihar. Esperanza AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The audience was convinced that Fernan Rivas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fulgencio Bihar was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Fulgencio Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Pero in the 90th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Deportivo Armenio's Fulgencio Bihar threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adriana Blanco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Fulgencio Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Armenio's Adriana Blanco got a free kick in the 95th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Victorino Stephen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esperanza AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorino Stephen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernan Palban breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.