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Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fermin Marko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adan Tximitx might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Froilan Canor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adan Tximitx ran back to his position shaking his head. 6 minutes into the match, Xema Team's goal looked a bit too open when Adan Tximitx came free, but Froilan Canor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Adan Tximitx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Froilan Canor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Froilan Canor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Tximitx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adan Tximitx in the 14th minute of play forced Xema Team's goalkeeper Froilan Canor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Adan Tximitx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garabato fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fernando Hibai kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Jeremias Dimas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Pastor Montes 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. Froilan Canor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adan Tximitx in the 32nd minute of play. When Fermin Marko fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xema Team's protests and gave Fermin Marko a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Xema Team getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Fermin Marko hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ovidio Serafo in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Froilan Canor saved Xema Team from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Garabato's Adan Tximitx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Froilan Canor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xema Team's Froilan Canor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adan Tximitx in the 41st minute of play. Froilan Canor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Serafo in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Fermin Marko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Montel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 49 minutes, Pastor Montes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xema Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pastor Montes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ovidio Serafo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ovidio Serafo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Froilan Canor skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 59 minutes into the match, Garabato's Ovidio Serafo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Froilan Canor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Adan Tximitx managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garabato's supporters rose to their feet, but Adan Tximitx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Froilan Canor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Garabato's Jeremias Dimas shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 66th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Froilan Canor but with some difficulty. Froilan Canor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Tximitx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 minutes of play, Garabato's Ovidio Serafo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Froilan Canor was left in no man's land by his defense there! A sloppy throw-in by Victoriano Millano in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Garabato's Bernabe Pelagius. The crowd rose to their feet as Adan Tximitx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Froilan Canor. That made the score 0-5 in the 83 minute of play. Adan Tximitx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Canor made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Ovidio Serafo sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ovidio Serafo in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Froilan Canor saved Xema Team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ovidio Serafo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Froilan Canor was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Garabato left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xema Team.