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Gigante de Villa Fox
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Hanni started the match with the kick off. Carmelo Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenzo Joachim having to interfere. Felix Lertxun kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Lorenzo Joachim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Martxelin in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute of the match, Carmelo Valente tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lorenzo Joachim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Constantino Gartzea managed to get in a good position for a shot. CADU de Zarate's supporters rose to their feet, but Constantino Gartzea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorenzo Joachim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lorenzo Joachim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Palmitas FC's Lorenzo Joachim got control of the ball when Constantino Gartzea tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Constantino Gartzea came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the CADU de Zarate 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 Constantino Gartzea couldn't finish the play. After having played for 23 minutes, Leonel Balendin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CADU de Zarate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonel Balendin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 28th minute, Constantino Gartzea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CADU de Zarate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 32 minutes into the match, Palmitas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Martxelin came free, but Lorenzo Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Constantino Gartzea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lorenzo Joachim having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantino Gartzea got free with Lorenzo Joachim in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, Palmitas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Valente came free, but Lorenzo Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carmelo Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantino Gartzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palmitas FC's Lorenzo Joachim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Valente in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Constantino Gartzea made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Carmelo Valente made a precise shot to the right of Lorenzo Joachim. Palmitas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Palmitas FC's Lorenzo Joachim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Martxelin in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Palmitas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Martxelin came free, but Lorenzo Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Ricardo Martxelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Palmitas FC's zone, Carmelo Valente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Joachim came out of the goal and Carmelo Valente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palmitas FC's zone, Constantino Gartzea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Joachim came out of the goal and Constantino Gartzea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute Constantino Gartzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenzo Joachim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Valente in the 69th minute of play. Felix Lertxun's late challenge caught a CADU de Zarate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Lertxun helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palmitas FC! Nereo Hondo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Constantino Gartzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenzo Joachim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lorenzo Joachim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Martxelin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Palmitas FC's Carlos Hanni got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Martxelin in the 81st minute of play forced Palmitas FC's goalkeeper Lorenzo Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Ricardo Martxelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenzo Joachim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Valente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmelo Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Constantino Gartzea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Lorenzo Joachim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Gartzea in the 91st minute of play forced Palmitas FC's goalkeeper Lorenzo Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CADU de Zarate's Constantino Gartzea got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Carmelo Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lorenzo Joachim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Gartzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the referee ended the match the CADU de Zarate players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.