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Tony Pacheco
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toro Fernández started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Tigres F.C.'s Santiago Pescatori sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezkerra Daque narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jefferson Botelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ezkerra Daque. Fernecito FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Mino Laguardia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tigres F.C.'s Gines Vazan. Gines Vazan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 13 minutes, Sebastiano Agosta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fernecito FC and the Tigres F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastiano Agosta kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Santiago Pescatori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastiano Agosta hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Gines Vazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mino Laguardia in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, Tigres F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toro Fernández to maneuver through the defense. Gines Vazan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mino Laguardia, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Fernecito FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Tigres F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emanuel Bărnuțiu took the corner. Fernecito FC's Emanuel Bărnuțiu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gines Vazan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 41st minute, Pepe Guizabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jefferson Botelho hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Fernecito FC's Mino Laguardia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gines Vazan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastiano Agosta in the 48th minute of play forced Tigres F.C.'s goalkeeper Gines Vazan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Fernecito FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mino Laguardia made a kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tigres F.C.'s goalkeeper Gines Vazan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mino Laguardia during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mino Laguardia hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Toro Fernández ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezkerra Daque was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ezkerra Daque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toro Fernández, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toro Fernández in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezkerra Daque saved Fernecito FC from getting behind. After 64 played minutes Tigres F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jacindo Salces. Mino Laguardia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toro Fernández in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezkerra Daque prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 70 minutes Fernecito FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cornelio Fuertes who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Fernecito FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Mino Laguardia hit a great ball. Sebastiano Agosta was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 83rd match minute, Fernecito FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastiano Agosta to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Toro Fernández notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Fernecito FC's Ezkerra Daque. Ezkerra Daque was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 86 minutes, Emanuel Bărnuțiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fernecito FC and the Tigres F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fernecito FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Emanuel Bărnuțiu hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Tigres F.C.'s Jefferson Botelho in action when he in the 88th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Cornelio Fuertes's late challenge caught a Fernecito FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cornelio Fuertes helped the player get up and apologised. There was no doubt that Tigres F.C. were the better team. Tigres F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.