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Estadio Golondrinas
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denis Hori started the match with the kick off. Zizou & Eden's Jeronimo Oto got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ruben Gentza kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Raimundo Diagur 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. Orlando Vitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apolo Ler having to interfere. After some careless play in the Golondrinas defense, Orlando Vitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apolo Ler. The Golondrinas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apolo Ler should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Golondrinas's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Hori came free, but Apolo Ler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Golondrinas's Apolo Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Oto in the 36th minute of play. Denis Hori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeronimo Oto during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jeronimo Oto hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alejo Bartoleme made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Zizou & Eden's zone, Silvano Bernal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Honorio Azubeli came out of the goal and Silvano Bernal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Golondrinas's Alejo Bartoleme in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zizou & Eden's goalie prevented a goal. Apolo Ler was a little too slow when Denis Hori got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-3. Thanks to some nice moves Denis Hori could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Apolo Ler however easily saved by the left post. In the 64th minute, Zizou & Eden's Orlando Vitin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Apolo Ler. Apolo Ler yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Aurelio Mino made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zizou & Eden's Jeronimo Oto. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Denis Hori sped through Golondrinas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Apolo Ler. Apolo Ler was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Lino Egoitz. 76 minutes into the match, Miguel Gai notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Zizou & Eden's Honorio Azubeli. Honorio Azubeli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zizou & Eden's Honorio Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Bartoleme in the 78th minute of play. In the 85th play minute Denis Hori came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Apolo Ler. 1-6. If Jeronimo Oto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The long shot by Roberto Astrada in the 93rd minute really tested Apolo Ler's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Denis Hori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zizou & Eden's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Hori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apolo Ler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Denis Hori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apolo Ler was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the match was over Zizou & Eden could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Golondrinas throughout the match.