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Spectators: 7152 (Terracing: 5365, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 142) After a rather tough play, Dumesnil's Guillermo Santiago got a free kick in the 7th minute. Baltasar Quinito took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eleuterio Shantala. Eleuterio Shantala dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, Celso Estavan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dumesnil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AIX FC the free kick. If Alfredo Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esbjörn Sjöberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elias Macario. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esbjörn Sjöberg ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the game, Alejo Berto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dumesnil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AIX FC the free kick. The audience held their breath when Amador Lauro in the 21st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Elias Macario's left hand side. The nice shot from Esbjörn Sjöberg in the 26thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Elias Macario had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Esbjörn Sjöberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Elias Macario when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Esbjörn Sjöberg came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the AIX 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 Esbjörn Sjöberg couldn't finish the play. When Esbjörn Sjöberg came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the AIX 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 Esbjörn Sjöberg couldn't finish the play. Esbjörn Sjöberg kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 39thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Dumesnil's keeper Elias Macario was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Elias Macario made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esbjörn Sjöberg in the 42nd minute. Esbjörn Sjöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Elias Macario managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when AIX FC's Esbjörn Sjöberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gaudencio Mouricio was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Esbjörn Sjöberg made a precise shot to the right of Elias Macario. Dumesnil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 58 played minutes Dumesnil got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Jaume. In the 59th minute of the match Alfredo Raphael sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elias Macario skillfully saved the ball. Dumesnil's Elias Macario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Sjöberg in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Guillermo Santiago was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dumesnil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AIX FC the free kick. After 63 played minutes Dumesnil got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Santiago. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Jaume in the 69th minute of play forced AIX FC's goalkeeper Eleuterio Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Macario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esbjörn Sjöberg in the 70th minute of the match. Dumesnil's Elias Macario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Sjöberg in the 71st minute of play. Elias Macario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esbjörn Sjöberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Dumesnil's goal looked a bit too open when Esbjörn Sjöberg came free, but Elias Macario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Esbjörn Sjöberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Macario was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Dumesnil's zone, Alonzo Ignatius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Macario came out of the goal and Alonzo Ignatius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Macario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esbjörn Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Gaudencio Mouricio's late challenge caught a AIX FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaudencio Mouricio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dumesnil getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Gaudencio Mouricio hit a great ball. Esbjörn Sjöberg took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elias Macario. Elias Macario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1.