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Coliseo de Victoria
Spectators: 7209 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teofilo Frasquito took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C La Balon 's Silvio Beremundo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Eliézer Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofilo Frasquito in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C La Balon 's Silvio Beremundo got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 9th match minute, F.C La Balon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimeno Havier to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Frasquito got free with Eliézer Dracena in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliézer Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Serafo in the 11th minute of play. Eliézer Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Frasquito, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Arnulfo Galo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Felipe Maiorga fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TIGRE's protests and gave Felipe Maiorga a yellow card for diving instead. Felipe Maiorga hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. When Eloy Liberto came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the F.C La Balon 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 Eloy Liberto couldn't finish the play. In the 30th match minute, TIGRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephen Cutts to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Galo in the 31st minute of play forced TIGRE's goalkeeper Marco Roano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, TIGRE's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Galo came free, but Marco Roano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, TIGRE's Teofilo Frasquito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eliézer Dracena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, TIGRE's Eliézer Dracena threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teofilo Frasquito, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Reyes in the 48th minute of play forced F.C La Balon 's goalkeeper Eliézer Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eloy Liberto to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Felipe Maiorga made a precise shot to the right of Eliézer Dracena. F.C La Balon 's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Arnulfo Galo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Roano having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, TIGRE's Teofilo Frasquito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eliézer Dracena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Frasquito in the 63rd minute of play forced F.C La Balon 's goalkeeper Eliézer Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, F.C La Balon 's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Frasquito came free, but Eliézer Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, F.C La Balon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Eztebe to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in F.C La Balon 's zone, Felipe Maiorga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliézer Dracena came out of the goal and Felipe Maiorga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 72 played minutes F.C La Balon got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Beremundo. 75 minutes into the match, Felipe Maiorga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliézer Dracena. F.C La Balon 's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Maiorga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. When TIGRE's Teofilo Frasquito in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C La Balon 's goalie prevented a goal. Benedicto Jerico hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Silverio Reyes might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliézer Dracena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silverio Reyes ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Roano made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Arnulfo Galo sent off a good shot on target. Marco Roano made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Silvio Beremundo sent off a good shot on target. Teofilo Frasquito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Dracena having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, F.C La Balon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Jerico to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of F.C La Balon booed when TIGRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Maiorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnulfo Galo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Roano firmly grabbed it by the left post. F.C La Balon 's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.