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Estadio Centenario
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adolfo Goito started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Taco AFC got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Goito. Fernando Theobald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Eriberto Libertad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Theobalds short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Eriberto Libertad to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 15 minutes, Elias Cortez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taco AFC and the Centenario players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, Luis Hodei sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Taco AFC's Eriberto Libertad didn't even have to move. Elias Cortez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 19 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, Narciso Rayman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Taco AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Centenario the free kick. After a rather tough play, Taco AFC's Narciso Rayman got a free kick in the 25th minute. Eustacio Nicholas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eustacio Nicholas in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Sabin saved Centenario from getting behind. When Taco AFC's Eustacio Nicholas in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Centenario's goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Theobald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Libertad having to interfere. When Fernando Theobald came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Centenario 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 Fernando Theobald couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Fernando Theobald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eriberto Libertad was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. If Fernando Theobald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Fernando Theobald managed to get in a good position for a shot. Centenario's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Theobald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eriberto Libertad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eriberto Libertad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Elequemedo in the 46th minute of the match. Desiderio Oroitz's late challenge caught a Centenario's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Desiderio Oroitz helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Taco AFC! Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filiberto Elequemedo to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Centenario's Fernando Theobald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eriberto Libertad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eustacio Nicholas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Martin Sabin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filiberto Elequemedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Eriberto Libertad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Centenario getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luis Hodei hit a great ball. Domingo Jakes 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. After 70 played minutes Taco AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Miro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Theobald in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eriberto Libertad saved Taco AFC from getting behind. Filiberto Elequemedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Libertad having to interfere. In the 87th match minute, Centenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiberto Elequemedo to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Centenario had won after a very even match.