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Rangel
Spectators: 7109 (Terracing: 5334, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 141) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nemesio Vela took the kick off in the first half of the match. Severiano Ticho charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severiano Ticho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, STAGE ONE's Severiano Ticho got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Nemesio Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pupuno FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nemesio Vela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fermin Loreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nemesio Vela came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Pupuno 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 Nemesio Vela couldn't finish the play. Blair Bergman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blair Bergman scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fermin Loreto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Samuel Unax fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pupuno FC's protests and gave Samuel Unax a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Samuel Unax hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Blair Bergman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of STAGE ONE's Fermin Loreto. Fermin Loreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Blair Bergman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th match minute, Pupuno FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Crescencio to maneuver through the defense. If Nemesio Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Blair Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pupuno FC's Nemesio Vela got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

A collision led to Pupuno FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Adan Belarmo hit a great ball. A collision led to Pupuno FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Adan Belarmo hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Pupuno FC's Victorio Ugaitz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Victorio Ugaitz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pupuno FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Victorio Ugaitz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 60th minute, one of Pupuno FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pupuno FC. Rodolfo Abadia placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Fermin Loreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blair Bergman, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Pupuno FC's Gervasio Lluc got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Rodolfo Abadia 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. After a rather tough play, Pupuno FC's Orlando Crescencio got a free kick in the 80th minute. Blair Bergman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Fermin Loreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Blair Bergman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blair Bergman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Fermin Loreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blair Bergman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pupuno FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.