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Estadio López
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5356, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augusto Txartiko got the match started through his kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Los Forzosos de Almagro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, López's Rogelio Galoer got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Baldomero Macerio. Baldomero Macerio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Abancens in the 11th minute. Baldomero Macerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Marz in the 13th minute of play. When Saverio Luzaide fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Forzosos de Almagro's protests and gave Saverio Luzaide a yellow card for diving instead. 19 minutes into the match, Augusto Txartiko notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of López's Zeledon Ereinotz. Zeledon Ereinotz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 30 minutes, Arsenio Gabirel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Forzosos de Almagro and the López players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th match minute, Los Forzosos de Almagro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Gabirel to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Rogelio Galoer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Los Forzosos de Almagro's Baldomero Macerio didn't even have to move. Aquiles Marz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Macerio having to interfere. Los Forzosos de Almagro's Baldomero Macerio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Los Forzosos de Almagro from getting a goal against them. A collision led to López getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Bernabe Videl hit a great ball. Los Forzosos de Almagro's Paolo Rafe couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for López. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Augusto Txartiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Forzosos de Almagro's supporters rose to their feet, but Augusto Txartiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zeledon Ereinotz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Forzosos de Almagro's goalkeeper Baldomero Macerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arsenio Gabirel hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aquiles Marz to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Gabriel Constancio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Christian Abancens came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the López 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 Christian Abancens couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute, Anier Monico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aquiles Marz in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomero Macerio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Arsenio Gabirel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. In the 61st match minute, Los Forzosos de Almagro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Gabirel to maneuver through the defense. Rogelio Galoer made a great header on López's corner, it was just that Los Forzosos de Almagro's Baldomero Macerio managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Los Forzosos de Almagro's zone, Christian Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Macerio came out of the goal and Christian Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baldomero Macerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Marz in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute Aquiles Marz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Macerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Constancio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Ereinotz having to interfere. Gabriel Constancio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zeledon Ereinotz having to make a save. Saverio Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Ereinotz having to interfere. In the 81stth minute of the game Christian Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Forzosos de Almagro's Baldomero Macerio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute Aquiles Marz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Macerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-2 became the score in the 93rd minute when Gabriel Constancio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.