Arada
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arada FC's Venceslao Selgas 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. In the 2nd match minute, Arada FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venceslao Selgas to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match, Cordarin Amundarain tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cosme Ozores saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 14 minutes Arada FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oxel Freigido who took care of the corner kick. Corozo FC's Oxel Freigido was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gian-Carlo Egea in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arada FC's Gian-Carlo Egea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baumar Vandoma in the 17th minute of play. Corozo FC's Baumar Vandoma got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Corozo FC's Cosme Ozores got control of the ball when Gasteiz Turiela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Corozo FC's Mauricio Cuadra seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mauricio Cuadra the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Corozo FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mauricio Cuadra had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Corozo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Corozo FC defense, Guipuzkoa Araujo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cosme Ozores. The Corozo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cosme Ozores should have stopped the shot. Gian-Carlo Egea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotero Depino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xzavion Areizabal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Sotero Depino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corozo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sotero Depino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gian-Carlo Egea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Corozo FC's Xzavion Areizabal got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Sotero Depino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corozo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sotero Depino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 38 minutes, Etor Navarrete mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corozo FC and the Arada FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Arada FC booed when Corozo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Etor Navarrete didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Francesco Balpuesta from long distance, 41 minutes into the match, got Cosme Ozores's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xzavion Areizabal to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Xzavion Areizabal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gian-Carlo Egea was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 53 minutes in the game, Xzavion Areizabal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gian-Carlo Egea having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Xzavion Areizabal 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xzavion Areizabal in the 62nd minute of play forced Arada FC's goalkeeper Gian-Carlo Egea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gian-Carlo Egea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xzavion Areizabal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arada FC's goalkeeper Gian-Carlo Egea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Venceslao Selgas's late challenge caught a Corozo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Venceslao Selgas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Arada FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Venceslao Selgas hit a great ball. Sotero Depino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sotero Depino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Arada FC could leave the field as winners, despite Corozo FC having more of the ball for most of the match.
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