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Estadio Batán
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albano Ekialde kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Albano Ekialde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montaner Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jonatan Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Cordaro in the 9th minute of the match. Jonatan Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silverio Cordaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Batán AFC were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Montaner Fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelino Iratze took the corner. After taking down the ball on Batán AFC's corner Marcelino Iratze fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonatan Mannuel quite easily take care of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Albano Ekialde notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Batán AFC's Hugo Palben. Hugo Palben was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 19 minutes into the game, Montaner Fc's Albano Ekialde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Palben made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Silverio Cordaro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Jonatan Mannuel 22 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Maiorga during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute, Simon Maiorga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute Albano Ekialde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Palben saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albano Ekialde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Hugo Palben tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Montaner Fc's Albano Ekialde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Palben made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Albano Ekialde sped through Batán AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hugo Palben. 48 minutes into the match, Casimiro Virila dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonatan Mannuel, 2-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silverio Cordaro made a kick off. Hugo Palben made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Ixidor in the 56th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Patricio Sindo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonatan Mannuel. Montaner Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Sindo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. Hugo Palben stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albano Ekialde's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute Patricio Sindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Mannuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Israel Sabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Silverio Cordaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Mannuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albano Ekialde in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Palben saved Batán AFC from getting behind. The Montaner Fc fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Montaner Fc's Albano Ekialde looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Maiorga in the 91st minute of play forced Montaner Fc's goalkeeper Jonatan Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Albano Ekialde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Batán AFC booed when Montaner Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Montaner Fc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.