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Mella
Spectators: 6867 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 0) Pascual Decoux started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Félix Marín showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Decoux, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Mella's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Howard came free, but Porfirio Suárez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Jacobo Gasol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th match minute, Pueblo Viejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apolinar Vela to maneuver through the defense. Porfirio Suárez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apolinar Vela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 20 minutes, Apolinar Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pueblo Viejo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Apolinar Vela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gilberto Howard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Porfirio Suárez having to interfere. If Gilberto Howard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Mella's zone, Gilberto Howard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Porfirio Suárez came out of the goal and Gilberto Howard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Pascual Decoux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Apolinar Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Pascual Decoux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilberto Howard to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Gilberto Howard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Porfirio Suárez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apolinar Vela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Porfirio Suárez made a huge save. Gilberto Howard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Rodrigo Willick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Pueblo Viejo's Humberto Espinosa got a free kick in the 69th minute. Porfirio Suárez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Howard's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, one of Mella:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mella. Porfirio Suárez went to the wrong direction when Jesús Torrealba was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Gilberto Howard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Porfirio Suárez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Howard, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Apolinar Vela notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mella's Porfirio Suárez. Porfirio Suárez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st match minute, Pueblo Viejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Espinosa to maneuver through the defense. Mella's Porfirio Suárez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Howard in the 87th minute of play. Rodrigo Willick charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Willick the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Humberto Espinosa hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After having played for 97 minutes, Humberto Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pueblo Viejo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Espinosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Mella fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pueblo Viejo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.