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La Gorgoracha Estadi
Spectators: 6771 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nofre Tobias kicked off to start the match. Angel Soto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quin Cabrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 minutes of play, Meilan's Nel Villanueva made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santo Herrera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torcuato Villars short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Angel Soto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th minute, Nofre Tobias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santo Herrera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Torcuato Villar got free with Angel Soto in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santo Herrera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nofre Tobias's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, La Gorgoracha CF's goal looked a bit too open when Nofre Tobias came free, but Santo Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Nel Villanueva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Gorgoracha CF's Santo Herrera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 30 played minutes La Gorgoracha CF got a freekick which was hit by Taio Ortega. In the 33rd minute, Nofre Tobias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santo Herrera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Nofre Tobias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Santo Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josu Arias to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Meilan's goal looked a bit too open when Josu Arias came free, but Angel Soto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nel Villanueva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santo Herrera was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. If Nofre Tobias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nofre Tobias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Santo Herrera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nel Villanueva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Santo Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nofre Tobias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santo Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nel Villanueva in the 67th minute of play. If Nofre Tobias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Nel Villanueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Herrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nofre Tobiass short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Santo Herrera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nofre Tobias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Santo Herrera made a huge save. Santo Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nel Villanueva in the 81st minute of play. Nel Villanueva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Santo Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nofre Tobias in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Santo Herrera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Nel Villanueva came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Meilan 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 Nel Villanueva couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Tonio Sainz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nofre Tobias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Nel Villanueva 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. Meilan's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.