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El Gigante
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isaac Liher started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of CanalliTas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of República FC:s goal. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for República FC. Delmar Chuse stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Aquiles Tabb. 0-1. When Florencio Flores fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored República FC's protests and gave Florencio Flores a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, República FC's Florencio Flores got a free kick in the 11th minute. Ramon Rafe was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Epifanio Dunixi got free with Maximino Cesaro in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, CanalliTas's Bonifacio Tome sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximino Cesaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, CanalliTas's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Liher came free, but Aquiles Tabb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Isaac Liher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The República FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in República FC's zone, Epifanio Dunixi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximino Cesaro came out of the goal and Epifanio Dunixi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bonifacio Tome blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maximino Cesaro having to make a save. Epifanio Dunixi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maximino Cesaro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CanalliTas's Bonifacio Tome shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Maximino Cesaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Tome in the 43rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Epifanio Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot. CanalliTas's supporters rose to their feet, but Epifanio Dunixi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximino Cesaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bonifacio Tome was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bonifacio Tome in the 52nd minute of play forced República FC's goalkeeper Maximino Cesaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Epifanio Dunixi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, CanalliTas's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Liher came free, but Aquiles Tabb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. República FC's Florencio Flores got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Florencio Flores off the ground. A collision led to República FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Florencio Flores hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, CanalliTas's Esteban Tabor got a free kick in the 70th minute. República FC's Leon Lorien got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The long shot by Francisco Felo in the 75th minute really tested Aquiles Tabb's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Leon Lorien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Lorien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maximino Cesaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Dunixi in the 84th minute of play. Bonifacio Tome struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Maximino Cesaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CanalliTas. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for República FC! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for CanalliTas. Ramon Rafe stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Maximino Cesaro. 2-2. Epifanio Dunixi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.