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Estadio Palominos
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignacio Oier started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Ticho during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Liniers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Igor Luke had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Efrain Acosta's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Marcial Quintyn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liniers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palominos AFC the free kick. In the 17th minute, Marcial Quintyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Iaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Oier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octavio Hitzeder's late challenge caught a Liniers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Octavio Hitzeder helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Octavio Hitzeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Iaki in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Octavio Hitzeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Liniers's Urbano Iaki fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Palominos AFC's Baltasar Jacob slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Igor Luke. That made the score 1-0 after 44 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andres Ado made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Liniers's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Jacob came free, but Igor Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabio Dominguez charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Dominguez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fabio Dominguez hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Baltasar Jacob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Luke having to interfere. If Andres Ado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andres Ado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Igor Luke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Palominos AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Pedroso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Urbano Iaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 76 minutes in the game, Ignacio Oier fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bernardino Pedroso having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Liniers's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Ado came free, but Igor Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltasar Jacob struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Igor Luke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palominos AFC. A collision led to Palominos AFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Andres Ado hit a great ball. Bernardino Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Oier, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Baltasar Jacob received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Igor Luke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Jacob in the 86th minute of play forced Liniers's goalkeeper Igor Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liniers's Ignacio Oier got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Liniers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palominos AFC.