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Dionisio Bartolomé
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Spain's Omar Toledo 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. Hipolito Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipolito Igon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Generoso Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute of the match Spain got a corner. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Spain's corner Omar Toledo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hipolito Igon quite easily take care of the ball. If Generoso Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Generoso Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Gabriel Ascaso made a huge save. Hipolito Igon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes in the game Jonathan Criado did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Adria Bielsa. After 21 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Rabellino. Ahmed Cohen-Tannoudji recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ignacio Bartolome hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Hipolito Igon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Generoso Navarro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Ascaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Spain booed when ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Tauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Generoso Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Generoso Navarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute Omar Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipolito Igon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Generoso Navarro to strike the kick off in the second half. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Hipolito Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ booed when Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Criado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omar Toledo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Hipolito Igon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hipolito Igon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 61st minute of the game was made by Jonathan Criado with Adria Bielsa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roberto Cabañas's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Hipolito Igon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ from getting a goal against them. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Cabañas in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adria Bielsa in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hipolito Igon saved ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★ from getting behind. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jon Cubero was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goalie and right to Carles Cherro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Hipolito Igon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the match, ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Ruiz came free, but Hipolito Igon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ℬяїsтоl ℭiтџ ★ɓy ℳᾳxjgb★'s Hipolito Igon got control of the ball when Carles Cherro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute Spain were awarded a corner. Jon Cubero went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Pau Herrero got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hipolito Igon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ognen Čaparovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Spain's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.