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Alfredo Ramos
Spectators: 6058 (Terracing: 4644, Seating: 1270, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cayetano Oso kicked off to start the match. Alberto Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Benvido in the 3rd minute of play. Javi García fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Furtado having to interfere. Pablo Magnin kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, MaTeDu FC's Jesus Eztebe tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Javi García recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to MaTeDu FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Denis Favila hit a great ball. Donato Bastia, 20 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. Alberto Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Benvido, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Miguel Benvido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Matadores de Pilar's Miguel Benvido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberto Furtado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Javi García received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Alberto Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Benvido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Román Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dante Orlondo in the 46th minute. Matadores de Pilar's Román Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cayetano Oso in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Matadores de Pilar were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Javi García made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Dante Orlondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. MaTeDu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dante Orlondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Román Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alberto Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javi García in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th play minute Miguel Benvido came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alberto Furtado. 0-2. After a rather tough play, MaTeDu FC's Denis Favila got a free kick in the 61st minute. The long shot by Donato Bastia in the 62nd minute really tested Alberto Furtado's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Cayetano Oso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Román Martinez was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 68thth minute of the game Javi García who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MaTeDu FC's Alberto Furtado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Matadores de Pilar's Pablo Magnin got a free kick in the 71st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Benvido got free with Alberto Furtado in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Matadores de Pilar's Javi García slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alberto Furtado. That made the score 0-3 after 75 minutes of play. Miguel Benvido received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Alberto Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Alberto Furtado managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Matadores de Pilar's Miguel Benvido fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alberto Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javi García in the 86th minute of play. Dante Orlondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Román Martinez having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Isaac Thomas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matadores de Pilar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MaTeDu FC the free kick. After 91 played minutes Matadores de Pilar got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Thomas. The referee felt a red card was in order, 93 minutes into the game, when Evaristo Garaona put in a rough tackle. In the 93rd minute, one of MaTeDu FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MaTeDu FC. The goalkeeper, Alberto Furtado, was totally fooled by Matadores de Pilar's Donato Bastia, who 95 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the final whistle sounded Matadores de Pilar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MaTeDu FC.