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Estadio Araujo
Spectators: 7159 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 51) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Virgilio Ezkerra kicked off to start the match. Silvestre Luzea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Jeraldo in the 4th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, GENERAL CHALA's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Txeru came free, but Teodoro Primo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Romeo Arixo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvestre Luzea. Araujo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Arixo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Virgilio Ezkerra fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Araujo's protests and gave Virgilio Ezkerra a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Araujo's Virgilio Ezkerra got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Jeraldo in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvestre Luzea saved Araujo from getting behind. When Christian Jeraldo came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the GENERAL CHALA 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 Christian Jeraldo couldn't finish the play. In the 19th match minute, GENERAL CHALA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Juvenal to maneuver through the defense. After 22 played minutes Araujo got a freekick which was hit by Hermengildo Etxatxu. In the 24th minute, Isidoro Mikelats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lázaro Rius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silvestre Luzea. Araujo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Virgilio Ezkerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nestor Txeru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Primo having to interfere. If Virgilio Ezkerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isidoro Mikelats received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Teodoro Primo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Primo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Nestor Txeru sent off a good shot on target. In the 38thth minute of the game Christian Jeraldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Araujo's Silvestre Luzea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Romeo Arixo came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the GENERAL CHALA 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 Romeo Arixo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Jeraldo in the 42nd minute of play forced Araujo's goalkeeper Silvestre Luzea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Tomas Berdaitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Araujo and the GENERAL CHALA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Araujo's zone, Christian Jeraldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvestre Luzea came out of the goal and Christian Jeraldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Araujo's Nestor Txeru slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teodoro Primo. That made the score 1-1 after 48 minutes of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Arixo to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Nestor Txeru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Teodoro Primo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Virgilio Ezkerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nestor Txeru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Teodoro Primo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor Txeru scored 3-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodoro Primo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th match minute, GENERAL CHALA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Rius to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Araujo got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Berdaitz. Lázaro Rius, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Silvestre Luzea made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Christian Jeraldo sent off a good shot on target. Romeo Arixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Luzea having to interfere. In the 97thth minute of the game Nestor Txeru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GENERAL CHALA's Teodoro Primo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Araujo had won after a very even match.