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GELP
Spectators: 7399 (Terracing: 5550, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eduardo Eztebe kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, La22's Eduardo Eztebe ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paulino Bemabe. Paulino Bemabe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Justino Ekain notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Never Back Down's Paulino Bemabe. Paulino Bemabe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Simon Aureo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feliciano Onofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Narciso Tino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Tino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Aureo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Feliciano Onofre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Never Back Down's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliciano Onofre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Tino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Justino Ekain could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Paulino Bemabe however easily saved by the left post. In the 25thth minute of the game Simon Aureo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La22's Narciso Tino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute Eduardo Eztebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Bemabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justino Ekain took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulino Bemabe. Paulino Bemabe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Feliciano Onofre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Never Back Down's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliciano Onofre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Tino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Justino Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Justino Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Justino Ekain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simon Aureo to make the kick off. Never Back Down's Paulino Bemabe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Eztebe in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 54 minutes, Eduardo Eztebe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La22's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Eztebe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justino Ekain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Bemabe having to interfere. Feliciano Onofre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Narciso Tino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Feliciano Onofres short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Narciso Tino to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Never Back Down booed when La22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Ederono didn't get a good kick on the ball. Narciso Tino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Aureo in the 66th minute of the match. Justino Ekain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Paulino Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Eztebe scored 4-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulino Bemabe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute Eduardo Eztebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Bemabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Justino Ekain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Bemabe. Never Back Down's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Justino Ekain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Paulino Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Ekain in the 91st minute of the match. If Justino Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the match, La22's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Aureo came free, but Narciso Tino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Never Back Down players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La22.