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Anchor Park
Spectators: 6631 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 0) Aken's Salvador Roldan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Baldomiro Bortzaioriz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Martes's zone, Paolo Montrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Kiliz came out of the goal and Paolo Montrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orlando Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Bortzaioriz in the 18th minute of the match. Aken's Damian Pudes pulled a muscle in his leg after 20 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robustiano Erruki during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gaspar Mazuste hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Abel Kiliz made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Paolo Montrell sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Baldomiro Bortzaioriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Orlando Ritchie was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. The supporters of Aken booed when Deportivo Martes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cecilio Cesaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Teobaldo Urtsua kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abel Kiliz. That made the score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Cecilio Cesaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando Ritchie having to make a save. Aken's Paolo Montrell got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Martes's Bernardo Endura got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Albino Ospin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aken's supporters rose to their feet, but Albino Ospin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paolo Montrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Abel Kiliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Deportivo Martes booed when Aken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Lawrence didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cecilio Cesaro was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Baldomiro Bortzaioriz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Martes's supporters rose to their feet, but Baldomiro Bortzaioriz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Ritchie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, Deportivo Martes's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Montrell came free, but Abel Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cecilio Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute of the match Laureano Dominic shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abel Kiliz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Baldomiro Bortzaioriz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Orlando Ritchie made a huge save. Orlando Ritchie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Cesaro in the 68th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Cecilio Cesaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Martes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Cesaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abel Kiliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Ritchie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cecilio Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angel Birjaio during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Baldomiro Bortzaioriz 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. Cecilio Cesaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Ritchie having to interfere. Salvador Roldan hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. If Baldomiro Bortzaioriz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cecilio Cesaro came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Deportivo Martes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cecilio Cesaro couldn't finish the play. Orlando Ritchie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baldomiro Bortzaioriz in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Martes's Gaspar Mazuste got a free kick in the 94th minute. Cecilio Cesaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Aken had won after a very even match.