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El Ritual
Spectators: 7165 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ismael Vergaray started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismael Vergaray in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pastor Duardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 15 minutes of play, Espinillo FC's Felipe Janpier 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 Duardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hipolito Dalmai kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Pastor Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Janpier in the 19th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Espinillo FC's zone, Jonathan Raitin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fang Chao Hai came out of the goal and Jonathan Raitin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Janpier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Pastor Duardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Piojoso 87 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Lluques to maneuver through the defense. Felipe Janpier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Pastor Duardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute Anselmo Fiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Duardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pastor Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Janpier in the 38th minute of play. Dalmacio Berenguer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Duardo having to interfere. Ernesto Jaunzuria hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonathan Raitin to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Piojoso 87's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Vergaray came free, but Pastor Duardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Pastor Duardo managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Espinillo FC's Ismael Vergaray fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pastor Duardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ismael Vergaray's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Espinillo FC's Anselmo Fiz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pastor Duardo. That made the score 0-2 after 64 minutes of play. In the 71st minute, Anselmo Fiz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Constantino Celino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Duardo having to interfere. When Rodrigo Eyague fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piojoso 87's protests and gave Rodrigo Eyague a yellow card for diving instead. When Anselmo Fiz came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Espinillo 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 Anselmo Fiz couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute of the match, Anselmo Fiz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pastor Duardo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pastor Duardo came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Espinillo FC's Anselmo Fiz. But to his dismay, Anselmo Fiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The Piojoso 87 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Espinillo FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.