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La pupera de Maria
Spectators: 7049 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lázaro Raulo took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to A la grade le puse KUKA getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Silverio Enaut hit a great ball. After 4 played minutes, Rancul FC's Fabricio Sanchez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paolo Garikoitz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rancul FC reached it. When Julio Iaki came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Rancul FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Julio Iaki couldn't finish the play. The long shot by Silverio Enaut in the 7th minute really tested Teo Reynardo'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. Feliciano Urtun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paolo Garikoitz having to make a save. Rancul FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Cipriano Donostia scored to the left of an out of position Teo Reynardo, making the score, 1-0. Casimiro Azibar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Paolo Garikoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Iaki in the 18th minute of play forced A la grade le puse KUKA's goalkeeper Paolo Garikoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Garikoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Iaki in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Emilio Peter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rancul FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Peter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paolo Garikoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Urtun in the 28th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Lázaro Raulo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th match minute, Rancul FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genaro Cilio to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Rancul FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Chico came free, but Teo Reynardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Rancul FC's Julian Aballe seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Julian Aballe the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rancul FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Julian Aballe had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 38th minute, one of Rancul 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 Rancul FC. Julio Iaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julio Iaki was the one to do the kick off. Teo Reynardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cipriano Donostia went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Rancul FC booed when A la grade le puse KUKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Estebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Feliciano Urtun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Reynardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Raulo in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Lázaro Raulo notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Rancul FC's Teo Reynardo. Teo Reynardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Godofredo Lastur kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 83 minutes of play, A la grade le puse KUKA's Lázaro Raulo made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teo Reynardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute, Julio Iaki 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. If Feliciano Urtun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Reynardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Donostia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo Reynardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Raulo in the 92nd minute of play. A la grade le puse KUKA's Paolo Garikoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Iaki in the 95th minute of play. Many of Rancul FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Rancul FC may have spent more time on the ball, but A la grade le puse KUKA were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.