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Tartagal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Placido Vedillo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Roman Romano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Tartagal's Virgilio Martxelin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Virgilio Martxelin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tartagal protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Virgilio Martxelin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 4th minute, one of Tartagal: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 Tartagal. In the 20th minute, Jimeno Bertol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gerardo Laffitte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 23rd minute Felipe Oskarbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dario Normando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Placido Vedillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute, Cóndor's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arnulfo Ixona fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 36th minute, Arnulfo Ixona reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benicio Luzea. The goal made the score 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Cóndor's zone, Urbano Ignazio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benicio Luzea came out of the goal and Urbano Ignazio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Arnulfo Ixona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tartagal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnulfo Ixona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cóndor's goalkeeper Benicio Luzea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnulfo Ixona to make the kick off. Dario Normando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Benicio Luzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Normando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Benicio Luzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Jimeno Bertol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gerardo Laffitte. The goal made the score 1-3. Benicio Luzea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Normando, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Gerardo Laffitte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Vedillo in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Tartagal's goalkeeper Gerardo Laffitte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jimeno Bertol. Dario Normando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute Dario Normando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Luzea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Placido Vedillo notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Tartagal's Gerardo Laffitte. Gerardo Laffitte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Cóndor's zone, Arnulfo Ixona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benicio Luzea came out of the goal and Arnulfo Ixona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, Tartagal's Arnulfo Ixona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benicio Luzea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 84 minutes, Jaime Orlondon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cóndor and the Tartagal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 87 minutes, Jimeno Bertol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cóndor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimeno Bertol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute Placido Vedillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Placido Vedillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dario Normando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cóndor were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Tartagal's much stronger midfield.