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Coiruro
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5525, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelino Paublo kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Robles Warriors got a freekick which was hit by Benito Gabrio. When Benito Gabrio fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Robles Warriors's protests and gave Benito Gabrio a yellow card for diving instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carolo Urritz during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Coiruro getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Carolo Urritz hit a great ball. In the 16th minute of the match Carolo Iraunkor sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Garikoitz skillfully saved the ball. Melchor Luzea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Cristo Garikoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melchor Luzea struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Cristo Garikoitz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Robles Warriors. After a defensive mix-up in Coiruro's zone, Melchor Luzea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristo Garikoitz came out of the goal and Melchor Luzea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute of the match Cao Hui Tian shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Garikoitz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Melchor Luzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, Robles Warriors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Gabrio to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Goren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Paublo in the 29th minute of the match. If Melchor Luzea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Melchor Luzea struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Cristo Garikoitz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Robles Warriors. If Benito Gabrio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Melchor Luzea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristo Garikoitz was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Cristo Garikoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Uzuri, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Melchor Luzea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Teodoro Uzuri could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Cristo Garikoitz however easily saved by the left post. 52 minutes into the game, Melchor Luzea lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Cristo Garikoitz. Cristo Garikoitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Melchor Luzea's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The long shot by Zhao Jian Bin in the 58th minute really tested Cristo Garikoitz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 63rd minute, Melchor Luzea reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristo Garikoitz. The goal made the score 0-2. Robles Warriors's Melchor Luzea got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 70 played minutes, Robles Warriors's Carolo Iraunkor shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristo Garikoitz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Robles Warriors reached it. Justino Aurken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Garikoitz having to interfere. Teodoro Uzuri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Cristo Garikoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melchor Luzea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristo Garikoitz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Benito Gabrio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Garikoitz having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Melchor Luzea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristo Garikoitz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Robles Warriors played a much better game than Coiruro and deserved their victory. The Coiruro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.