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Estadio Bagual
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicasio Aguirre kicked off to start the match. Saul Oxel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. La 83 FC's Cristobal Seme managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fidel Abel in the 12 minute of the game. When Jaime Honrio came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the La 83 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 Jaime Honrio couldn't finish the play. If Joel Nafarroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 16 played minutes La 83 FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Honrio. Saul Oxel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Nafarroa in the 27th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Fernando Romelio made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Hodei. Arenales AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, La 83 FC's Ramon Pasqual got a free kick in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Primitivo Dubardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arenales AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Primitivo Dubardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Oxel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaime Honrio hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Nafarroa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Primitivo Dubardo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Saul Oxel firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 53rd play minutes Nicasio Aguirre shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Santiago Hodei and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in Arenales AFC's zone, Nicasio Aguirre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santiago Hodei came out of the goal and Nicasio Aguirre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the game, Joel Nafarroa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Saul Oxel. Joel Nafarroa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Joel Nafarroa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Saul Oxel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Arenales AFC's zone, Nicasio Aguirre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santiago Hodei came out of the goal and Nicasio Aguirre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Aguirre in the 67th minute of play forced Arenales AFC's goalkeeper Santiago Hodei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute of the match La 83 FC got a corner. Arenales AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Efrain Garin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 72nd match minute, La 83 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Honrio to maneuver through the defense. When Nicasio Aguirre came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the La 83 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 Nicasio Aguirre couldn't finish the play. If Nicasio Aguirre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicasio Aguirre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Santiago Hodei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santiago Hodei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Aguirre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Aguirre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 92 minutes, Nicasio Aguirre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La 83 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicasio Aguirre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. La 83 FC had played much better football throughout.