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Los Milagros
Spectators: 6969 (Terracing: 5296, Seating: 1623, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alejandro Illan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sebastian Elazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Jacob, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Rikotero FC's Alejandro Illan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Elazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alejandro Illan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th match minute, C.A.Meta Y Ponga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Poncio to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Ludovico Cohen managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Meta Y Ponga's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludovico Cohen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Tab breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastian Elazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Elazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Illan in the 32nd minute of play. Ludovico Cohen hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Sebastian Elazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in C.A.Meta Y Ponga fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Rikotero FC a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rafael Abajas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of C.A.Meta Y Ponga's Sebastian Elazar. 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Virgilio Poncio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sebastian Elazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alejandro Illan's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Virgilio Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Tab having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, C.A.Meta Y Ponga's Fermin Quinten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruben Tab made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Virgilio Poncio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruben Tab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Tximitx in the 70th minute of play. Gabriel Tximitx struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Ruben Tab didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Meta Y Ponga. Virgilio Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Tab having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Abajas during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 82 played minutes Rikotero FC got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Abajas. 83 minutes into the match, Virgilio Poncio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Tab. Rikotero FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Virgilio Poncio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Fermin Quinten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes in the game, Alejandro Illan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sebastian Elazar having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Anastasio Baraquiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.