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Estadio Zanjón
Spectators: 7019 (Terracing: 5519, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eusebio Erlantz got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute Pastor Artal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Egoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Pastor Artal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Pastor Artal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Egoi was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After having played for 17 minutes, Hector Guipuzkoa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zanjón FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hector Guipuzkoa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Eusebio Erlantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Reno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Gonchan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cecilio Cordarell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Aldo Egoi made a huge save. Pastor Artal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Hector Guipuzkoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Pastor Artal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zanjón FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pastor Artal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Egoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aldo Egoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pastor Artal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. Aldo Egoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Artal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, DEPORTIVO MERLO 2's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Evelio Orlin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hector Guipuzkoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Egoi having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After having played for 52 minutes, Eusebio Erlantz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DEPORTIVO MERLO 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebio Erlantz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aldo Egoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Palban in the 58th minute of play. Pastor Artal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Aldo Egoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Geronimo Markel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DEPORTIVO MERLO 2 and the Zanjón FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to DEPORTIVO MERLO 2 getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Geronimo Markel hit a great ball. Pastor Artal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Aldo Egoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Hector Guipuzkoa 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. Vladimiro Palban took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aldo Egoi. DEPORTIVO MERLO 2's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 69th match minute, DEPORTIVO MERLO 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Gonchan to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Egoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pastor Artal's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. If Felipe Gonchan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Pastor Artal sped through DEPORTIVO MERLO 2's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aldo Egoi. Pastor Artal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Egoi having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Zanjón FC's Pastor Artal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Egoi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zanjón FC had played much better football throughout.