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La Doble Visera
Spectators: 7172 (Terracing: 5381, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Elorri started the match with the kick off. Lisandro Rioja didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Saldaña FC's Ruperto Quinton shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Ruperto Quinton struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Lisandro Rioja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saldaña FC. Sixto Sanson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eduardo Ler firmly grabbed it by the left post. Carlos Elorri received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eduardo Ler came out and tried to block the shot, but Carlos Elorri slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 17th minute. In the 22nd minute Carlos Elorri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Ler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Ler was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Carlos Elorri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Elorri really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruperto Quinton in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lisandro Rioja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eduardo Ler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Tajo in the 33rd minute. Eduardo Ler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosendo Quintun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sixto Sanson scored 4-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduardo Ler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eduardo Ler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Sanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Horacio Bakar came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Saldaña 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 Horacio Bakar couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ruperto Quinton to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Guido Cebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lisandro Rioja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Tajo during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Luisito Iratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes, 7 Libertadores's Claudio Matia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eduardo Ler 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 7 Libertadores reached it. Saldaña FC's Eduardo Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Eutor in the 72nd minute of play. Andres Gaztea hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the game, Ruperto Quinton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Lisandro Rioja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 7 Libertadores's goalkeeper Lisandro Rioja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ruperto Quinton who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Lisandro Rioja when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eduardo Ler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Eutor in the 88th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Saldaña FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sixto Sanson came free, but Eduardo Ler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.