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Estadio SeverinoBizi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victorio Elizardo kicked off to start the match. Benedicto Edur hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Edgard Aznar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Samuel Ponce. Perla Negra FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cornelio Ofelio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Italia Resurrección booed when Perla Negra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Fidencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perla Negra FC's Samuel Ponce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelio Ofelio in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Perla Negra FC booed when Italia Resurrección was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Garin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perla Negra FC's Saul Pacorro got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samuel Ponce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelio Ofelio in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cornelio Ofelio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Ponce was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Samuel Ponce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Ofelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Ponce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Rameriz in the 27th minute of the match. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italia Resurrección's goalkeeper Aquiles Firmin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samuel Ponce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cornelio Ofelio's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cornelio Ofelio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perla Negra FC's Samuel Ponce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samuel Ponce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Rameriz went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saul Pacorro got free with Aquiles Firmin in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cornelio Ofelio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Aureliano Inautzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Perla Negra FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Italia Resurrección the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Perla Negra FC's zone, Edgard Aznar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Ponce came out of the goal and Edgard Aznar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Perla Negra FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Filomeno Gagriel hit a great ball. After 63 minutes of play, Italia Resurrección's Placido Azubeli made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Ponce was left in no man's land by his defense there! Placido Azubeli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuel Ponce having to make a save. With his leg Samuel Ponce managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Italia Resurrección's Cornelio Ofelio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcelo Rameriz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Cornelio Ofelio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Ponce was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Samuel Ponce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Ofelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Perla Negra FC's Samuel Ponce got control of the ball when Cornelio Ofelio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Perla Negra FC's Samuel Ponce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Rameriz in the 75th minute of play. After 79 minutes, Placido Azubeli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italia Resurrección and the Perla Negra FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Italia Resurrección's Placido Azubeli got a free kick in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Cornelio Ofelio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Samuel Ponce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 87th minute Placido Azubeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Ponce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victorio Elizardo during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Perla Negra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Elizardo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Perla Negra FC's zone, Cornelio Ofelio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Ponce came out of the goal and Cornelio Ofelio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Italia Resurrección eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.