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Estadio Bajada
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Teodoro Umbruso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Bajada's Marciano Sidro in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arana FC's goalie prevented a goal. 9 minutes into the match, Bajada's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Umbruso came free, but Matias Sindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matias Sindo came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Arana FC's Claudio Beliran. But to his dismay, Claudio Beliran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silverio Ieltxu during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silverio Ieltxu hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Christian Afonso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Samuel Bide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Beliran took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matias Sindo. Matias Sindo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Santos Shepherd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marciano Sidro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Marciano Sidro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Bide was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. If Marciano Sidro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Arana FC's Samuel Bide got control of the ball when Santos Shepherd tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eriberto Steven hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Samuel Bide acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 43rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Benicio Brun. Samuel Bide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Sidro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Santos Shepherd succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 47th playminute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marciano Sidro to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodoro Umbruso in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matias Sindo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Samuel Bide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Sidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 played minutes Bajada got a freekick which was hit by Christian Afonso. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Teodoro Umbruso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodoro Umbruso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matias Sindo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Claudio Beliran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodoro Umbruso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Matias Sindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bajada getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Iker Jon hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Erasmo Lertxun shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matias Sindo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bajada's Matias Sindo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Bajada from getting a goal against them. If Marciano Sidro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arana FC's Samuel Bide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Shepherd in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marciano Sidro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Bide was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. If Teodoro Umbruso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Bajada's Christian Afonso got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Bajada supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arana FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Arana FC.