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Spectators: 6503 (Terracing: 5503, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelino Beti kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Leandro Isaio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Siro Etxekopar. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The Rivadeo FC fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Rivadeo FC's Angelino Beti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 10 played minutes Rivadeo FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Armando Messi. If Angelino Beti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Isaio got free with Siro Etxekopar in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Siro Etxekopar was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Basilio Saturnin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Basilio Saturnin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Federico Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Beti, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Basilio Saturnin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Siro Etxekopar made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Ramal 3's zone, Angelino Beti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Federico Rico came out of the goal and Angelino Beti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rivadeo FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Basilio Saturnin scored to the left of an out of position Siro Etxekopar, making the score, 3-1. In the 35th minute, Ramal 3's Leandro Isaio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Siro Etxekopar. Siro Etxekopar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. After having played for 40 minutes, Gaston Iago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ramal 3's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaston Iago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute, Ramal 3's Leandro Isaio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Siro Etxekopar. Siro Etxekopar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basilio Saturnin made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Rivadeo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Isaio came free, but Siro Etxekopar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaston Iago's late challenge caught a Rivadeo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Iago helped the player get up and apologised. Gaston Iago hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Siro Etxekopar came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Ramal 3's Leandro Isaio. But to his dismay, Leandro Isaio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. In the 65th minute, Leandro Isaio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ramal 3 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. After some careless play in the Rivadeo FC defense, Leandro Isaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siro Etxekopar. The Rivadeo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siro Etxekopar should have stopped the shot. Siro Etxekopar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Vargas in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rivadeo FC's Florentino Abaunza got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Saturnin in the 77th minute of play forced Rivadeo FC's goalkeeper Siro Etxekopar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siro Etxekopar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Isaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximo Vargas during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd minute, one of Ramal 3:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ramal 3. The goalkeeper, Federico Rico, was totally fooled by Rivadeo FC's Florentino Abaunza, who 84 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Isaio in the 89th minute of play forced Rivadeo FC's goalkeeper Siro Etxekopar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siro Etxekopar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Isaio in the 94th minute of the match.