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Gareth Edwards
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Stanislao in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadeo Gaueko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alberto Milian hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Marcos Modestio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LI0NS B4RBARIANS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Osvaldo Stanislao came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Euskadi 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 Osvaldo Stanislao couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Ospetsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Ospetsu in the 17th minute of play forced LI0NS B4RBARIANS's goalkeeper Tadeo Gaueko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Euskadi's Osvaldo Stanislao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadeo Gaueko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. LI0NS B4RBARIANS's Edgard Romano shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leon Frances but with some difficulty. Leon Frances acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Joel Marz. Marcos Modestio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Frances having to interfere. Saturnino Avellaneda's late challenge caught a LI0NS B4RBARIANS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saturnino Avellaneda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th match minute, Euskadi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saturnino Avellaneda to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Sotero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Leon Frances tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute of the match, Fabio Sotero tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leon Frances saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marcos Modestio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marcos Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erasmo Ospetsu made a kick off. Carolo Feliu struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Leon Frances didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LI0NS B4RBARIANS. Osvaldo Stanislao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Tadeo Gaueko skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fabio Sotero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Frances having to interfere. Marcos Modestio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Frances having to interfere. Marcos Modestio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Leon Frances tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Modestio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Leon Frances tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute Fabio Sotero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Frances saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Euskadi's Erasmo Ospetsu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadeo Gaueko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, LI0NS B4RBARIANS's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Ospetsu came free, but Tadeo Gaueko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LI0NS B4RBARIANS's Tadeo Gaueko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save LI0NS B4RBARIANS from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo Stanislaos short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Tadeo Gaueko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alberto Milian scored 2-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leon Frances, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tadeo Gaueko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Ospetsu in the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes in the game, Osvaldo Stanislao fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tadeo Gaueko having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LI0NS B4RBARIANS had won after a very even match.