League

Ñorquinco
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Narciso Palos kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Narciso Palos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Bieito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ikki Fenix's Esteban Bieito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Palos in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Hipolito Otoniel 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. Marcelo Gipuzkoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Intxixu having to interfere. Marcelo Gipuzkoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Intxixu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gipuzkoa in the 44th minute of play forced Zenit Club's goalkeeper Dante Intxixu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Hipolito Otoniel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteban Bieito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Otoniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Narciso Palos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Esteban Bieito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd minute, Marcelo Gipuzkoa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Intxixu. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience was convinced that Hipolito Otoniel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteban Bieito was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the game, Aquiles Cebrian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ikki Fenix's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zenit Club the free kick. In the 69th minute, Hipolito Otoniel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Gipuzkoa in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Intxixu saved Zenit Club from getting behind. In the 73rd minute, Aquiles Cebrian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hipolito Otoniel in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteban Bieito saved Ikki Fenix from getting behind. When Isidro Nafarroa fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ikki Fenix's protests and gave Isidro Nafarroa a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ikki Fenix! Danilo Totakoxe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dante Intxixu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Gipuzkoa in the 91st minute of the match. If Marcelo Gipuzkoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Hipolito Otoniel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteban Bieito was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Ikki Fenix's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.