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Manantiales
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amado Bitxintxo got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Matambre booed when Manantiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amado Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matambre's Hilario Eleazar got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicklas Emander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Eleazar in the 6th minute of play. Clodoveo Gilabert had several of the Matambre's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 7 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Melquiades Maties as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales 's goalkeeper Nicklas Emander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicklas Emander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Urre, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Ricardo Poz charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Poz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Matambre's Ricardo Poz got a free kick in the 18th minute. Nestor Diegotxe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicklas Emander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Urre in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Manantiales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amado Bitxintxo to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Manantiales 's goal looked a bit too open when Hilario Eleazar came free, but Nicklas Emander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicklas Emander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Urre in the 26th minute of the match. Amado Bitxintxo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 29th minute. Manantiales 's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 34th minute, Clodoveo Gilabert made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Maties. Matambre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Clodoveo Gilabert came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Manantiales fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Clodoveo Gilabert couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute Hilario Eleazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicklas Emander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florencio Urre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clodoveo Gilabert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Melquiades Maties tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amado Bitxintxo's late challenge caught a Matambre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amado Bitxintxo helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Manantiales got a freekick which was hit by Amado Bitxintxo. In the 55th minute, Florencio Urre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hilario Eleazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Nicklas Emander made a huge save. Florencio Urre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicklas Emander having to interfere. Clodoveo Gilabert struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Melquiades Maties didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manantiales . Melquiades Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Gilabert in the 69th minute of play. Manantiales 's Amado Bitxintxo got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Clodoveo Gilabert got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 74 minutes, Clodoveo Gilabert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales 's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clodoveo Gilabert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hilario Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Amado Bitxintxo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales 's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amado Bitxintxo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hilario Eleazar came free with the goalkeeper in the 84th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nicklas Emander could save by the left post. Clodoveo Gilabert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Manantiales booed when Matambre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Jobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Hilario Eleazar notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Manantiales 's Nicklas Emander. Nicklas Emander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Melquiades Maties showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodoveo Gilabert in the 96th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Manantiales players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.