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Espiell Stadium
Spectators: 7386 (Terracing: 5541, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 147) Ezker Saura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ribun FC's Ritchie Paris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hegoi Cabezas in the 4th minute of play. With a little luck, Ribun FC's Ritchie Paris got control of the ball when Ezker Saura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ritchie Paris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baudelio Villanueva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Espiell F.C's Ezker Saura got a free kick in the 25th minute. Barry Lucha hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ribun FC's Barry Lucha got a free kick in the 28th minute. Ritchie Paris didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 28th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Ezker Saura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Ritchie Paris made a huge save. Mateo Sarrate's late challenge caught a Espiell F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateo Sarrate helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Ribun FC's zone, Iban Naranjo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ritchie Paris came out of the goal and Iban Naranjo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ezker Saura came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ritchie Paris could save by the left post. With a little luck, Ribun FC's Ritchie Paris got control of the ball when Ezker Saura tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iban Naranjo in the 46th minute of play forced Ribun FC's goalkeeper Ritchie Paris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ritchie Paris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ezker Saura in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 52nd minute Baudelio Villanueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Paris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Paris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ezker Saura went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Rai Mendez was a little too slow when Mateo Sarrate got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 3-1. Juan-Pablo Montero struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Rai Mendez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ribun FC. In the 72nd minute Baudelio Villanueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Paris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ribun FC's Ritchie Paris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezker Saura in the 73rd minute of play. Ritchie Paris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolo Bencoiechea, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Iban Naranjo might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ritchie Paris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iban Naranjo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute, Iban Naranjo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espiell F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Ritchie Paris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezker Saura in the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezker Saura in the 94th minute of play forced Ribun FC's goalkeeper Ritchie Paris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Ribun FC's goal looked a bit too open when Baudelio Villanueva came free, but Ritchie Paris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Espiell F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.