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Ashton-in-Makerfield
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, Puerto San José's goalkeeper Mariano Umaña had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Menjivar. After a rather tough play, Puerto San José's Alejandro Erazo got a free kick in the 15th minute. A hard shot by Lorenzo Reyes from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Mariano Umaña's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Eliseo Díaz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 17th playminute. Armando Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Umaña having to interfere. Mariano Umaña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Rodriguez in the 23rd minute of the match. Mariano Umaña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Díaz in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Rodriguez in the 29th minute of play forced Puerto San José's goalkeeper Mariano Umaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emiliano Collado during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emiliano Collado hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Emiliano Collado got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 43 played minutes Puerto San José got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Collado. In the 48th minute Eliseo Díaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Umaña saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eliseo Díaz was the one to do the kick off. Mariano Umaña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Díaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eraldo Coreas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Chavez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Menjivar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mariano Umaña read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Banditos getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Adolfo Guerra hit a great ball. A collision led to Banditos getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Adolfo Guerra hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Banditos's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Chavez came free, but Eraldo Coreas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, Puerto San José's Edgar Chavez made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eraldo Coreas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariano Umaña showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A collision led to Puerto San José getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Humberto Salguero hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Lorenzo Reyes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mariano Umaña skillfully saved the ball. Carlos Menjivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, Puerto San José was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Erazo to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Puerto San José's Armando Rodriguez seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Armando Rodriguez the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Puerto San José protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Armando Rodriguez had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Puerto San José fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Puerto San José defense, Eliseo Díaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariano Umaña. The Puerto San José fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariano Umaña should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Guerra in the 93rd minute of play forced Puerto San José's goalkeeper Mariano Umaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Eliseo Díaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Mariano Umaña was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Banditos had played much better football throughout.