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Spectators: 6693 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Andre Asencio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rodo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Rodo FC booed when Mercedes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nofre Saes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andre Asencios short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Roberto Carballo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 13 in the game by Andre Asencio from a close distance when the talented Roberto Carballo managed to make a qualified save. Mercedes FC's players were relieved. Andre Asencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Roberto Carballo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andre Asencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Roberto Carballo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Andre Asencio fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Andre Asencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Carballo having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bela Cañucal during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andre Asencio got free with Roberto Carballo in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santana Robina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Rodo FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Urbez Rejon hit a great ball. Xamo Vardeci struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Gaitan Ovies didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mercedes FC. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mercedes FC's goalkeeper Roberto Carballo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Xamo Vardeci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xamo Vardeci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the game, Guilabertus Botbol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mercedes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rodo FC the free kick. Guilabertus Botbol hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Mercedes FC's Xamo Vardeci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaitan Ovies narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gabino Gamarra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaitan Ovies having to make a save. Andre Asencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Carballo having to interfere. Andre Asencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Roberto Carballo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mercedes FC's Roberto Carballo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santana Robina in the 81st minute of play. Roberto Carballo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Asencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 86 played minutes Rodo FC got a freekick which was hit by Panfilo Espindola. Xamo Vardeci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Gaitan Ovies tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Rodo FC's Santana Robina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Carballo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rodo FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mercedes FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.