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Palomitas
Spectators: 6865 (Terracing: 5365, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basilio Arixo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ezequiel Urtsin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Edgard Orland recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Leonides Birjaio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Hernan Pio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Birjaio having to interfere. Leonides Birjaio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tiburcio Tino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Ramon Manilan charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Manilan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nieves's Ramon Manilan got a free kick in the 17th minute. Tiburcio Tino was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Thanks to some nice moves Edgard Orland could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Leonides Birjaio however easily saved by the left post. Leonides Birjaio made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Edgard Orland sent off a good shot on target. Basilio Arixo hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Ramon Manilan threw the ball into play from the sideline. papiylau fc's Tiburcio Tino quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Edgard Orland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of papiylau fc booed when Nieves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Arixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiburcio Tino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the game, Edgard Orland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Leonides Birjaio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nieves's Leonides Birjaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Orland in the 36th minute of play. Tiburcio Tino succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Tiburcio Tino struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Leonides Birjaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for papiylau fc. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiburcio Tino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, papiylau fc's Edgard Orland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonides Birjaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Orland in the 53rd minute of play forced Nieves's goalkeeper Leonides Birjaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes, Rodrigo Abarca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the papiylau fc and the Nieves players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes papiylau fc got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Abarca. Leonides Birjaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiburcio Tino in the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tiburcio Tino in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonides Birjaio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute, Nieves's Basilio Arixo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-1. The audience was convinced that Tiburcio Tino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonides Birjaio was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. papiylau fc's Tiburcio Tino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ramon Manilan in the 81 minute of the game. After 82 minutes of play, papiylau fc's Tiburcio Tino made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Birjaio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the match, Nieves's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Orland came free, but Leonides Birjaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgard Orland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. papiylau fc's Tiburcio Tino got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hernan Pio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. papiylau fc walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.