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José Amalfitani
Spectators: 6399 (Terracing: 5399, 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. Siro Clis started the match with the kick off. Evelio Txurio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Elias Jerrald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Green Garden's goalkeeper Elias Jerrald had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evelio Txurio. Siro Clis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Clis in the 22nd minute of play. Evelio Txurio 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. After 30 minutes of play, Green Garden's Joaquin Oskitz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonzalo Jacindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joaquin Oskitz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonzalo Jacindo having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Club Deportivo Badajoz's Evelio Txurio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elias Jerrald. That made the score 1-1 after 43 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Guillen to make the kick off. Club Deportivo Badajoz's Gonzalo Jacindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Guillen in the 62nd minute of play. Gonzalo Jacindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Guillen in the 64th minute of the match. 2-1 became the score in the 69th minute when Siro Clis elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Siro Clis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Green Garden booed when Club Deportivo Badajoz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaudencio Santio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elias Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Clis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evelio Txurio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the game, Simon Sazon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Badajoz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Garden the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Club Deportivo Badajoz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Green Garden:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Izel during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evelio Txurio in the 89th minute of play forced Green Garden's goalkeeper Elias Jerrald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Club Deportivo Badajoz's Gonzalo Jacindo got control of the ball when Joaquin Oskitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Green Garden's zone, Evelio Txurio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Jerrald came out of the goal and Evelio Txurio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Evelio Txurio came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Club Deportivo Badajoz 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 Evelio Txurio couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.