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Emma Simona Baker
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Batichurros's Ladislao Urtungo 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. Danilo Bilintx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Bonifacio Servando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Batichurros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Nazario to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Ladislao Urtungo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Israel Gumaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ladislao Urtungo took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Israel Gumaro. Israel Gumaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Israel Gumaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Urtungo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, La Cicloneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Urtungo came free, but Israel Gumaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in La Cicloneta FC's zone, Freddy Perrando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Israel Gumaro came out of the goal and Freddy Perrando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fausto Nazario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Israel Gumaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Ladislao Urtungo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Israel Gumaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danilo Bilintx made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Danilo Bilintx managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Cicloneta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Bilintx was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Danilo Bilintx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 58 played minutes La Cicloneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Restu. After 62 played minutes Ladislao Urtungo rounded La Cicloneta FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. Evaristo Porfiro made in the 66th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Cicloneta FC's Apolo Oxarra. Freddy Perrando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Ladislao Urtungo sped through La Cicloneta FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Israel Gumaro. Freddy Perrando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Cicloneta FC's Javier Loi got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Apolo Oxarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Bilintx kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. With a little luck, La Cicloneta FC's Israel Gumaro got control of the ball when Freddy Perrando tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucio Ovando kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Batichurros's Francisco Flores shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 87th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Israel Gumaro but with some difficulty. 96 minutes into the match, Freddy Perrando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Israel Gumaro. La Cicloneta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freddy Perrando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Chants of Batichurros echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as La Cicloneta FC had held the ball for most of the match.