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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Royal Caribbean's Odalis Carter 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 a defensive mix-up in Royal Caribbean's zone, Anthony Matheus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Baibakov came out of the goal and Anthony Matheus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Mao CP's Germán Lemos got a free kick in the 11th minute. Tony Sepúlveda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eladio Vinicio having to interfere. Martín Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Anthony Matheus kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After having played for 24 minutes, Eder Villalba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mao CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eder Villalba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulino Quiroga kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. With 41 minutes on the clock, Eder Villalba commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 41 minutes into the game, one of Mao CP:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Royal Caribbean a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Boye Cervin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mao CP's Eladio Vinicio. 0-1. Eladio Vinicio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odalis Carter, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The Mao CP players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Royal Caribbean were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucio Armas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Royal Caribbean booed when Mao CP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germán Lemos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mao CP's Eladio Vinicio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Mao CP from getting a goal against them. 64 minutes into the game, Benjamín Balboa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mao CP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royal Caribbean the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mao CP's Benjamín Balboa got a free kick in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Mao CP's Esteban Ureña got a free kick in the 65th minute. Eladio Vinicio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odalis Carter in the 67th minute of play. Roman Baibakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germán Lemos, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 78th minute Hipólito Lemos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eladio Vinicio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Royal Caribbean booed when Mao CP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germán Lemos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Odalis Carter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Royal Caribbean fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 91st minute, Paulino Quiroga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Mao CP booed when Royal Caribbean was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boye Cervin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Royal Caribbean getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Paulino Quiroga hit a great ball. Royal Caribbean played a much better game than Mao CP and deserved their victory. The Mao CP players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.