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Estadio Sapitos
Spectators: 7073 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 5) Leandro Alonso made the kick off and thus started the match. Edelmiro Beturian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baldomiro Dantae made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Edelmiro Beturian sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edelmiro Beturian got free with Baldomiro Dantae in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Pastor Frederik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Pastor Frederik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomiro Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Maltide FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Frederik came free, but Baldomiro Dantae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Alonso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Nafarroa having to interfere. Leandro Alonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Leandro Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pastor Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Alonso in the 28th minute of play. Pastor Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Gomez in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Gomez in the 35th minute of play forced Sapitos's goalkeeper Pastor Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Leandro Alonso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maltide FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Alonso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pastor Nafarroa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the game, Aquiles Handi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sapitos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maltide FC the free kick. In the 37th minute, Aquiles Handi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leandro Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute Denis Berdaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pastor Frederik to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Beturian in the 52nd minute of play forced Maltide FC's goalkeeper Baldomiro Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Maltide FC's Benedicto Bilbo got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Pastor Frederik came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Sapitos 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 Pastor Frederik couldn't finish the play. Baldomiro Dantae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Frederik in the 62nd minute of the match. Pastor Frederik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Baldomiro Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Beturian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leandro Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 played minutes Sapitos got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Mancio. Denis Berdaitz struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Pastor Nafarroa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maltide FC. When Denis Berdaitz came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Maltide FC 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 Denis Berdaitz couldn't finish the play. After 92 minutes of play, Maltide FC's Ciro Quintana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pastor Nafarroa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maltide FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.