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ESTADIO DECANO
Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Midland's Dante Gombal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 2 minutes, Dante Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Midland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dante Gombal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 5 played minutes Midland got a freekick which was hit by Cristobal Katia. Arsenio Filipo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Gombal in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Midland's zone, Amador Rafe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Dei came out of the goal and Amador Rafe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute Cristobal Katia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Filipo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Emmanuel in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Midland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristobal Katia to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, Adolfo Matai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Midland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JUVENTUD UNIDA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Midland's Adolfo Matai got a free kick in the 30th minute. Arsenio Filipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Erramu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 36 minutes on the clock, Roberto Colon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Midland! The goalkeeper, Orlando Dei, was totally fooled by JUVENTUD UNIDA's Gervasio Bautista, who 38 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 44 minutes into the match, Dante Gombal notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo. Arsenio Filipo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The JUVENTUD UNIDA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Midland were winning 1-3.

Arsenio Filipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchor Larpe, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by JUVENTUD UNIDA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Su was slow to take the kick. During this time Midland's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Haroldo Su got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arsenio Filipo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 58 played minutes JUVENTUD UNIDA got a freekick which was hit by Edelmiro Napier. Christian Emmanuel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Arsenio Filipo made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Christian Emmanuel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arsenio Filipo. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 72nd minute, Midland's Dante Gombal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arsenio Filipo. Arsenio Filipo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. Thanks to some nice moves Christian Emmanuel could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Arsenio Filipo however easily saved by the left post. 77 minutes into the match, JUVENTUD UNIDA's goalkeeper Arsenio Filipo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristobal Katia. After a rather tough play, JUVENTUD UNIDA's Danilo Sansone got a free kick in the 78th minute. JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Matai in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo got control of the ball when Christian Emmanuel tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo got control of the ball when Cristobal Katia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arsenio Filipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchor Larpe, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. JUVENTUD UNIDA's Arsenio Filipo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save JUVENTUD UNIDA from getting a goal against them. Arsenio Filipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Katia, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 92 minutes into the match, JUVENTUD UNIDA's goalkeeper Arsenio Filipo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dante Gombal. When the match was over Midland could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than JUVENTUD UNIDA throughout the match.