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Castrocan Estadio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lorencio Mata made the kick off and thus started the match. Germán Vilanova didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mino Zamora went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 12 minutes, Sixto Fuentes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castrocan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixto Fuentes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xuan Figueres struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Germán Vilanova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Retorno. Lalla Aranzubia's late challenge caught a El Retorno's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lalla Aranzubia helped the player get up and apologised. Lalla Aranzubia hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Castrocan's Germán Vilanova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José March in the 21st minute of play. Lalla Aranzubia was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 27th minute, Lalla Aranzubia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, José March sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Castrocan's Germán Vilanova didn't even have to move. Castrocan's Germán Vilanova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mino Zamora in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Castrocan's Lorencio Mata got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Guillen Roig fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Castrocan's protests and gave Guillen Roig a yellow card for diving instead. Guillen Roig hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Mino Zamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Germán Vilanova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Castrocan getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Sixto Fuentes hit a great ball. Sixto Fuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Mino Alonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorencio Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mino Alonso having to interfere. In the 41st minute Lorencio Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mino Alonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute of the game, Sixto Fuentes landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 41 minutes, Guillermo Gimeno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Retorno and the Castrocan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guillermo Gimeno kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Lorencio Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mino Alonso having to interfere. After the first half El Retorno were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Mino Zamora made the kick off in the second half. If Timo Mala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Retorno's goalkeeper Mino Alonso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mino Zamora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Germán Vilanova having to interfere. Germán Vilanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mino Zamora in the 67th minute of play. Mino Zamora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Germán Vilanova having to interfere. Mino Zamora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Germán Vilanova having to interfere. Guillen Roig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abrahan Gonzalvez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mino Alonso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Mino Zamora reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Germán Vilanova. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 91st minute, Lorencio Mata 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. The El Retorno supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing El Retorno would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.