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Whitby
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lorenzo Zaldaña started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Whitby booed when Kirkby in Ashfield FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Selvin Barquero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Josue Lara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Paz in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes Kirkby in Ashfield FC got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Guevara. If Félix Barraza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lorenzo Zaldaña came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Lorenzo Zaldaña couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Whitby's Josue Navas got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Emiliano Umanzor sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saul Contrera skillfully saved the ball. Josue Navas was shown his second yellow card after 24 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Whitby getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Josue Navas hit a great ball. Lorenzo Zaldaña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Contrera having to interfere. Jairo Guevara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Contrera having to interfere. Mauricio Braun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Contrera having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Kirkby in Ashfield FC's goalkeeper Josue Lara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Paz. 46 minutes into the match, Whitby's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Zaldaña came free, but Saul Contrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Contrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erick Palma in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mauro Paz was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mauro Paz 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. 54 minutes into the match, Jairo Carballo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josue Lara. Kirkby in Ashfield FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Carballo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A hard shot 59 in the game by Erick Palma from a close distance when the talented Saul Contrera managed to make a qualified save. Whitby's players were relieved. Mauro Paz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Josue Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erick Palma did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Saul Contrera 64 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Félix Barraza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Lara was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erick Palma got free with Saul Contrera in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lorenzo Zaldaña struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Saul Contrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirkby in Ashfield FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Carballo during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 75 played minutes Whitby got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Carballo. Erick Palma struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Saul Contrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirkby in Ashfield FC. Saul Contrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Zaldaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Mauro Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauro Paz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Josue Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Contrera made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Erick Palma sent off a good shot on target. Lorenzo Zaldaña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Saul Contrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Whitby's Orlando Ruiz got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Whitby supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kirkby in Ashfield FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Kirkby in Ashfield FC.