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Cativo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cleto Sicilia made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Distiratsu Cardenas in the 2nd minute of play forced Cativo FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Foronda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Teofilo Payon came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Cativo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Teofilo Payon couldn't finish the play. Lando Lalo had great luck who in the 6thth minute grab hold of the ball when Cleto Sicilia from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Las Flores:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cativo FC:s goal. When Distiratsu Cardenas came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Las Flores fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Distiratsu Cardenas couldn't finish the play. David Ramirez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 played minutes Cativo FC got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Adan. Distiratsu Cardenas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Efrain Adan's late challenge caught a Las Flores's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Adan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cativo FC's Efrain Adan got a free kick in the 25th minute. Taio Luina took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Feliciano Foronda. Cativo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Feliciano Foronda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Distiratsu Cardenas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Cativo FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Efrain Adan hit a great ball. In the 32nd match minute, Cativo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Mirueña to maneuver through the defense. If Distiratsu Cardenas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 played minutes Cativo FC got a freekick which was hit by Diegotxe Matamoros. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Goizeder Larios during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Goizeder Larios hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Cativo FC's Feliciano Foronda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Cativo FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordarryl Areizabal in the 59th minute of play forced Cativo FC's goalkeeper Feliciano Foronda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Payon in the 66th minute of play forced Las Flores's goalkeeper Lando Lalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, David Ramirez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 68th minute, Marcos Mirueña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feliciano Foronda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Distiratsu Cardenas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 69 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Teofilo Payon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cativo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teofilo Payon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lando Lalo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78th play minutes Teofilo Payon shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Lando Lalo and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 82nd minute, Diegotxe Matamoros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Ramirez scored 2-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliciano Foronda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. David Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliciano Foronda having to interfere. David Ramirez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Feliciano Foronda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Las Flores eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.