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Punco
Spectators: 6754 (Terracing: 5110, Seating: 1639, VIP seats: 5) An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro de Medeiros in the 4th minute of play forced Punco's goalkeeper Urbano Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Grand Bourg City's Lauro de Medeiros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urbano Quintan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Punco's Urbano Quintan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro de Medeiros in the 9th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Grand Bourg City got a freekick which was hit by Dalmacio Distiratsu. If Lauro de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes, Isidoro Orlin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grand Bourg City and the Punco players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes Grand Bourg City got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Orlin. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when Severiano Gervaso put in a rough tackle. In the 23rd minute, Severiano Gervaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Punco's Urbano Quintan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro de Medeiros in the 24th minute of play. Justino Goi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Lauro de Medeiros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbano Quintan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Justino Goi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Urbano Quintan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonides Txaran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Venancio Tibalt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henri Uustal took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Venancio Tibalt. Venancio Tibalt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After the first half Grand Bourg City were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Venancio Tibalt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henri Uustal in the 58th minute of play. Urbano Quintan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lauro de Medeiros in the 61st minute. Anacleto Costante hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Punco's Rosendo Maldonado was substituted for Aquiles Jerold. 67 minutes into the match, Leonides Txaran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Venancio Tibalt. Grand Bourg City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonides Txaran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Venancio Tibalt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Txaran in the 76th minute of play. Venancio Tibalt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Uustal, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Venancio Tibalt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonides Txaran's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. When Lauro de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Grand Bourg City 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 Lauro de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Punco's Henri Uustal got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute, Lauro de Medeiros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Urbano Quintan. The goal made the score 2-3. When the match was over Grand Bourg City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Punco throughout the match.