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Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paolo Aurken kicked off to start the match. Amancio Frances sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Legionarios's Marcelo Tiniebra got control of the ball when Paolo Aurken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Siro Txomin struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Marcelo Tiniebra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RB Palazzo. In the 23rd minute, Gabriel Quinito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Nemesio Sanchez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Bernaldo skillfully saved the ball. Amancio Frances fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Bernaldo having to interfere. RB Palazzo's Fausto Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Diaz in the 35th minute of play. Fausto Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Angelo Etxekopar kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 38thth minute of the game Amancio Frances who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RB Palazzo's Fausto Bernaldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Legionarios's Amancio Frances in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RB Palazzo's goalie prevented a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amancio Frances to make the kick off. Fausto Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Nemesio Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Bernaldo having to interfere. Marcelo Tiniebra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Karmel in the 59th minute of play. Marcelo Tiniebra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Txomin in the 60th minute of play. Saverio Diaz's late challenge caught a RB Palazzo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saverio Diaz helped the player get up and apologised. Saverio Diaz hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 67th match minute, RB Palazzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Menendo to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute of the match Nemesio Sanchez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Bernaldo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Amancio Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in RB Palazzo's zone, Amancio Frances stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto Bernaldo came out of the goal and Amancio Frances tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 81 minutes into the game, Paolo Aurken cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marcelo Tiniebra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 84 minutes into the match, Legionarios's Nemesio Sanchez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Legionarios's Amancio Frances got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Legionarios's Amancio Frances got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Diaz in the 90th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The RB Palazzo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Legionarios had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.