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Punta Cana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anthony Canal kicked off to start the match. Joel Cejas came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by El Peñón FC's Isidoro Ledesma. But to his dismay, Isidoro Ledesma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Joel Cejas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Canal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, El Peñón FC's Anthony Canal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Cejas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eladio Centeno hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Isidoro Ledesma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Peñón FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Ledesma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Cejas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Canal, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Isidoro Ledesma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Joel Cejas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 played minutes Matt Ureña rounded El Peñón FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. 35 minutes into the game, Gazcue 608 United's Alvin Bucher nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adolfo Zambrano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. El Peñón FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Matt Ureña scored to the left of an out of position Adolfo Zambrano, making the score, 3-1. The supporters of Gazcue 608 United booed when El Peñón FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. Javier Urrutia charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Javier Urrutia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Gazcue 608 United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Urrutia to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matt Ureña to make the kick off. Anthony Canal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Cejas having to interfere. Florencio Correa hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of Gazcue 608 United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El Peñón FC:s goal. In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for El Peñón FC. Anastas Tejada stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joel Cejas. 3-2. Joel Cejas came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by El Peñón FC's Isidoro Ledesma. But to his dismay, Isidoro Ledesma quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. After having played for 70 minutes, Alvin Bucher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gazcue 608 United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvin Bucher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El Peñón FC's Celestino Carreón got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Gazcue 608 United's Javier Urrutia tried to score from far away in the 74th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute Anthony Canal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Cejas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Ledesma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Cejas having to interfere. Joel Cejas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anthony Canal's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 86 minutes into the match, Gazcue 608 United's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Canal came free, but Joel Cejas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthony Canal succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. Anthony Canal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Cejas having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. El Peñón FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.