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El Gallego
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5388, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Nestor Etxeberri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melchor Azibar having to interfere. Mauricio Santxol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Melchor Azibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute of the game Amador Galoer made a throw-in which Mauricio Santxol played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Buenos Aires's zone, Ruperto Bingen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melchor Azibar came out of the goal and Ruperto Bingen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Melchor Azibar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nestor Etxeberri's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. When Felix Hulberto fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buenos Aires's protests and gave Felix Hulberto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, Buenos Aires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Hulberto to maneuver through the defense. Central Norte's Ruperto Bingen got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ruperto Bingen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 27 minutes, Mauricio Santxol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Central Norte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauricio Santxol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruperto Bingen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Melchor Azibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Buenos Aires's zone, Nestor Etxeberri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melchor Azibar came out of the goal and Nestor Etxeberri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

52 minutes into the game, Amador Galoer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Buenos Aires's Felix Hulberto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A sloppy throw-in by Amador Galoer in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Buenos Aires's Felix Hulberto. 55 minutes into the game, Amador Galoer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Central Norte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buenos Aires the free kick. In the 55th match minute, Central Norte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Galoer to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Ruperto Bingen 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. Nestor Etxeberri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Melchor Azibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruperto Bingen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Hulberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melchor Ralondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Fernando Medardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Karmel during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fernando Karmel hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Fernando Medardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melchor Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Nestor Etxeberri reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melchor Azibar. The goal made the score 0-1. The audience was convinced that Nestor Etxeberri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melchor Azibar was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Melchor Azibar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Etxeberri in the 85th minute of the match. If Ruperto Bingen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Melchor Azibar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruperto Bingen in the 88th minute. Ruperto Bingen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melchor Azibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. When Central Norte's Nestor Etxeberri in 96 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Melchor Azibar guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in.