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La Zarza Estadio
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baldomero Ballesteros made the kick off which started today's match. Nevada Cuadrado's late challenge caught a ESPANYOL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nevada Cuadrado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Nevada Cuadrado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Lillo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 7th minute. La Zarza's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, La Zarza's Luis Calatayud got a free kick in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the match, La Zarza's goal looked a bit too open when Mergildo Carro came free, but Yosua Jurado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Mergildo Carro managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESPANYOL's supporters rose to their feet, but Mergildo Carro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yosua Jurado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Igor Lillo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Fidencio Vila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 50thth minute of the game Baldomero Ballesteros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ESPANYOL's Lluc Marrero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mergildo Carro was the one to do the kick off. After 61 minutes, Aya Romero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESPANYOL and the La Zarza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aya Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Casimiro Serrano struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Yosua Jurado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ESPANYOL. The supporters of ESPANYOL booed when La Zarza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santi Barro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee gave ESPANYOL a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Víctor Losada, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of La Zarza's Yosua Jurado. 0-1. Yosua Jurado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mergildo Carro, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. ESPANYOL were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after La Zarza's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Víctor Losada took the corner. At last the ball reached Mergildo Carro at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of La Zarza. 0-2. Fidencio Vila's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Yosua Jurado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. La Zarza's Yosua Jurado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save La Zarza from getting a goal against them. After 98 played minutes La Zarza got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Ballesteros. Fidencio Vila struck a weak shot in the 100th minute. Yosua Jurado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ESPANYOL.