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Monumental Ateneo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ateneo de la juventud FC's Marcelo Donio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Jeremias Conrao suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Rosendo Lluc's late challenge caught a Ateneo de la juventud FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosendo Lluc helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ACHA FC's Rosendo Lluc got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Marcelo Donio came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ateneo de la juventud 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 Marcelo Donio couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Marcelo Donio notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ACHA FC's Cesar Rainerio. Cesar Rainerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 15 minutes into the game, Marcelo Donio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cesar Rainerio. Marcelo Donio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Marcelo Donio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Cesar Rainerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ACHA FC's zone, Marcelo Donio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar Rainerio came out of the goal and Marcelo Donio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute Rosendo Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ateneo de la juventud FC's Marcelo Donio got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 34 minutes of play, Ateneo de la juventud FC's Marcelo Donio made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesar Rainerio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafino Abella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Cesar Rainerio made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Marcelo Donio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ateneo de la juventud FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Donio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesar Rainerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, Marcelo Donio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesar Rainerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rosendo Lluc made the kick off in the second half. Cesar Rainerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Donio in the 54th minute of play. ACHA FC's Cesar Rainerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Donio in the 58th minute of play. Cesar Rainerio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Donio went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Marcelo Donio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesar Rainerio having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Ateneo de la juventud FC's zone, Rosendo Lluc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristo Urtats came out of the goal and Rosendo Lluc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cesar Rainerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Donio in the 75th minute of the match. Serafino Abella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, ACHA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Donio came free, but Cesar Rainerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Donio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Cesar Rainerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesar Rainerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Donio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ateneo de la juventud FC had won after a very even match.