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Matlock Park
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) Ovidio García started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Leopoldo Quijada's late challenge caught a Matlock's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Quijada helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Penzance FC got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Quijada. Antonio Granados showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilmer Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Ovidio García had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ovidio García came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Penzance 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 Ovidio García couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the match, Matlock's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidio García came free, but Waldir Verdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Wilmer Navarro took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Antonio Granados to make any attempt to save it. Ovidio García's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waldir Verdugo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Ivan Zapata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, Matlock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Félix Cerritos to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Matlock's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Zapata came free, but Waldir Verdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Penzance FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ivan Magaña hit a great ball. A collision led to Penzance FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alberto Menjivar hit a great ball. 50 minutes into the match, Salvador Mejia notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Penzance FC's Antonio Granados. Antonio Granados was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Wilmer Navarro made the kick off in the second half. Salvador Mejia's late challenge caught a Penzance FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salvador Mejia helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Matlock got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Mejia. Ovidio García fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Verdugo having to interfere. Waldir Verdugo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidio García, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Matlock's goalkeeper Waldir Verdugo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Zapata. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Ovidio García got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Wilmer Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ovidio García fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Verdugo having to interfere. Ovidio García received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Waldir Verdugo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ovidio García slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 76th minute. Waldir Verdugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Zapata in the 79th minute of play. Ovidio García received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Waldir Verdugo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ovidio García slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. If Leopoldo Quijada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ovidio García had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 played minutes Matlock got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Gallegos. When the match was over Penzance FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Matlock throughout the match.