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TARRACO Arena
Spectators: 7803 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manel Bencoiechea made the kick off which started today's match. Baiardo Japón hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Soprano in the 5th minute of play forced Malon's goalkeeper Pancho Japón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Baiardo Japón in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.E. Tarraco's Ricart Ricoy. Pancho Japón stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Soprano's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Pancho Japón was a little too slow when Alfonso Soprano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Pancho Japón was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Alfonso Soprano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfonso Soprano really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Soprano in the 20th minute of play forced Malon's goalkeeper Pancho Japón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes in the game, Alfonso Soprano fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pancho Japón having to interfere. Alfonso Soprano struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Pancho Japón didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U.E. Tarraco. U.E. Tarraco's attentive Ricart Ricoy managed to snatch the ball when Joan Benito made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. In the 26th minute of the match, Alfonso Soprano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pancho Japón saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Manel Bencoiechea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oleg Mamin was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the game, Alfonso Soprano lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Pancho Japón. U.E. Tarraco's Tjorven Sproten managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Baiardo Japón in the 33 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bautista Castellano in the 37th minute of play forced U.E. Tarraco's goalkeeper Oleg Mamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Tjorven Sproten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Pancho Japón was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When U.E. Tarraco's Alfonso Soprano in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malon's goalie prevented a goal. Pancho Japón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Soprano in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Soprano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Ramone Riells hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 51 minutes of play, U.E. Tarraco's Sofronio Valverde made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pancho Japón was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, U.E. Tarraco's Oleg Mamin got control of the ball when Bautista Castellano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, Alfonso Soprano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pancho Japón was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. U.E. Tarraco made a substitution. Enol Rienda replaced Clemente Cao. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Malon's goalkeeper Pancho Japón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Oleg Mamin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Baiardo Japón. Alfonso Soprano succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-0. Bautista Castellano hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alfonso Soprano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pancho Japón was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 72ndth minute of the game Alfonso Soprano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malon's Pancho Japón was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfonso Soprano in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pancho Japón saved Malon from getting behind. Tjorven Sproten scored 8-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pancho Japón, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sofronio Valverde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pancho Japón having to interfere. Pancho Japón stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Soprano's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. When U.E. Tarraco's Alfonso Soprano in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malon's goalie prevented a goal. When Alfonso Soprano came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the U.E. Tarraco 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 Alfonso Soprano couldn't finish the play. When Bautista Castellano fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malon's protests and gave Bautista Castellano a yellow card for diving instead.