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Pinet
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Juan Blanco got the match started through his kick off. Juan Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Severino Cacheres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cruz Llinares having to interfere. Juan Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vengadores de Málaga's Zahar Elias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valery Higuera in the 22nd minute of play. Zahar Elias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Blanco in the 24th minute of play. Cruz Llinares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 27th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Vengadores de Málaga's zone, Valery Higuera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahar Elias came out of the goal and Valery Higuera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juan Blanco struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Zahar Elias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U.D La Espina. The supporters of Vengadores de Málaga booed when U.D La Espina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Blanco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cruz Llinares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Peña, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of U.D La Espina booed when Vengadores de Málaga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meder Palomares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cruz Llinares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beltran Abellan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, U.D La Espina's Cruz Llinares got control of the ball when Severino Cacheres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juan Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Zahar Elias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Eustaquio Peña to make the kick off. When Juan Blanco came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the U.D La Espina 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 Juan Blanco couldn't finish the play. Valery Higuera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zahar Elias having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Vengadores de Málaga's zone, Juan Blanco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahar Elias came out of the goal and Juan Blanco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Valery Higuera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Cacheres charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Cacheres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Vengadores de Málaga getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Severino Cacheres hit a great ball. Valery Higuera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Zahar Elias made a huge save. In the 74th minute, Eustaquio Peña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valery Higuera charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valery Higuera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vengadores de Málaga booed when U.D La Espina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valery Higuera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79thth minute of the game Severino Cacheres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U.D La Espina's Cruz Llinares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to U.D La Espina getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Franco Naranjo hit a great ball. Valery Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Zahar Elias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the U.D La Espina defense, Beltran Abellan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cruz Llinares. The U.D La Espina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cruz Llinares should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vengadores de Málaga fans cheered their team off the field, for while U.D La Espina had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.