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GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Arnaldo Barea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomás Blasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolo Francho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roque Mancio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Gaudencio Oihan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelino Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelino Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roque Mancio struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Gaudencio Oihan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merecíamos el Empate. Gaudencio Oihan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Mancio in the 22nd minute of the match. Arnaldo Barea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bartolo Francho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Blasco having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Gaston Panpili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Catuna FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merecíamos el Empate the free kick. A collision led to Catuna FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Gaston Panpili hit a great ball. Roque Mancio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Gaudencio Oihan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnaldo Barea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bartolo Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tomás Blasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bartolo Francho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelino Lopez succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After 58 minutes of play, Catuna FC's Arnaldo Barea made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Blasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Arnaldo Barea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Bartolo Francho 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. Alejo Martino charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejo Martino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Catuna FC's Alejo Martino got a free kick in the 74th minute. Roque Mancio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelino Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Oihan having to interfere. Gaudencio Oihan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelino Lopez in the 82nd minute. Bartolo Francho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 88th minute of the match Hugo Bermudo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Blasco skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Merecíamos el Empate's Roque Mancio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gaudencio Oihan. That made the score 2-2 after 94 minutes of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.