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Estadio Elena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ambrosio Abad got the match started through his kick off. When Andres Crescencio fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Escobar's protests and gave Andres Crescencio a yellow card for diving instead. Andres Crescencio kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Carmelo Otsoko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Casomiro having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Teo Ospetsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Casomiro was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Elena's Alfonso Harriet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Abad in the 14th minute of play. Alfonso Harriet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambrosio Abad in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Elena's Samuel Gaskon got a free kick in the 17th minute. Romeo Casomiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Gaskon in the 19th minute of play. Ambrosio Abad scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Harriet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Abad in the 25th minute of play forced Elena's goalkeeper Alfonso Harriet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Elena's zone, Ciriaco Ikatz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso Harriet came out of the goal and Ciriaco Ikatz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Epifanio Cordario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Casomiro made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Carmelo Otsoko sent off a good shot on target. Escobar's Romeo Casomiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Jacob in the 34th minute of play. Escobar's Romeo Casomiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Jacob in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Samuel Gaskon 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. Bernardino Jacob received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Romeo Casomiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Casomiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Jacob, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute of the match Clemente Cuartio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfonso Harriet skillfully saved the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernardino Jacob to strike the kick off in the second half. When Elena's Bernardino Jacob in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Escobar's goalie prevented a goal. Romeo Casomiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Otsoko, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Andres Crescencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Alfonso Harriet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Amado Fliz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Amado Fliz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardino Jacob in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Casomiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Samuel Gaskon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardino Jacob during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Bernardino Jacob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, Elena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Ishmael to maneuver through the defense. Ciriaco Ikatz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Alfonso Harriet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carmelo Otsoko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75thth minute of the game Teo Ospetsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Escobar's Romeo Casomiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciriaco Ikatz struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Alfonso Harriet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Escobar. Alfonso Harriet was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Ambrosio Abad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ambrosio Abad really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. If Ciriaco Ikatz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elena's Samuel Gaskon suffered a concussion in the 94th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Andres Crescencio was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Escobar's Andres Crescencio got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 97 minutes into the game, when Vinicio Nesor put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Escobar fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 97th minute. Penalty! Romeo Casomiro went to the wrong direction when Rigoberto Ishmael was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Despite being the better team, Elena failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.