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Iraola
Spectators: 6672 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgard Gilabert took the kick off in the first half of the match. Norberto Bizen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jacobo Theodore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Baltasar Ignado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porvenir's supporters rose to their feet, but Baltasar Ignado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Theodore breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 5 played minutes Iraola AFC got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Kauldi. 7 minutes into the game, Jorge Mambru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iraola AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Porvenir the free kick. After a rather tough play, Iraola AFC's Jorge Mambru got a free kick in the 7th minute. Iraola AFC's Jacobo Theodore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Bizen in the 16th minute of play. Norberto Bizen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Norberto Bizen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Theodore. Iraola AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norberto Bizen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Valentin Martinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jacobo Theodore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Porvenir's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ivan Garcia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Porvenir's Norberto Bizen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Theodore narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 37 minutes into the game, Federico Sesuldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jacobo Theodore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Norberto Bizen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Jacobo Theodore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norberto Bizen made a kick off. If Norberto Bizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 minutes, Federico Sesuldo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Porvenir and the Iraola AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Federico Sesuldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes, Iraola AFC's Anselmo Kauldi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Jurdan 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 Iraola AFC reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Porvenir's zone, Ivan Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Jurdan came out of the goal and Ivan Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Porvenir's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Garcia came free, but Carlos Jurdan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Garcia in the 68th minute of play forced Porvenir's goalkeeper Carlos Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norberto Bizen scored 0-4 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Theodore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Norberto Bizen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jacobo Theodore made a huge save. Melquiades Mendebal struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Jacobo Theodore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Porvenir. Maximino Gonzalez hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Ivan Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Theodore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Gonzalez in the 86th minute of play. Jacobo Theodore made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Bizen in the 89th minute. After having played for 91 minutes, Norberto Bizen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porvenir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Norberto Bizen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximino Gonzalez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Theodore having to interfere. Porvenir's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.