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La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5317, Seating: 1630, VIP seats: 141) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amado Bernat kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Empomador. Nicolas Vermudo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fernan Lucado. 0-1. If Isaac Rocendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaac Rocendo succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. After having played for 13 minutes, Isaac Rocendo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Empomador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaac Rocendo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernan Lucado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amado Bernat went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Amado Bernat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernan Lucado was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Bernat in the 29th minute of play forced San Patricio's goalkeeper Fernan Lucado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Isaac Rocendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The San Patricio players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Empomador were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Mambru to make the kick off. If Isaac Rocendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fernan Lucado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amado Bernat's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in San Patricio's zone, Isaac Rocendo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernan Lucado came out of the goal and Isaac Rocendo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to San Patricio getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Edgardo Dominguez hit a great ball. Isaac Rocendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Empomador's Amado Bernat was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 63rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 69th match minute, San Patricio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Dominguez to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Bernat got free with Fernan Lucado in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Amado Bernat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernan Lucado was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Isaac Rocendo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Empomador's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaac Rocendo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernan Lucado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amado Bernat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Fernan Lucado made a huge save. With his leg Fernan Lucado managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Empomador's Amado Bernat fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Bernat got free with Fernan Lucado in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Edgardo Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in San Patricio's zone, Nicolas Vermudo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernan Lucado came out of the goal and Nicolas Vermudo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amado Bernat in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernan Lucado saved San Patricio from getting behind. When the match was over Empomador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Patricio throughout the match.