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Córdoba
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evelio Ignatius got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Hidalgo got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Aguilera. In the 23rd minute Paolo Ferdinand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Tabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salvador Iraido charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salvador Iraido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Salvador Iraido hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Salvador Pacho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Athletic Club Cordoba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvador Pacho 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 39thth minute of the game Paolo Ferdinand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletic Club Cordoba's Jacobo Tabor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jacobo Tabor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Florencio Iruinea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Tabor was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Jacobo Tabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Ferdinand in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Paolo Ferdinand made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Athletic Club Cordoba's Jacobo Tabor got control of the ball when Florencio Iruinea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Florencio Iruinea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jacobo Tabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Florencio Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Paolo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Athletic Club Cordoba getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Salvador Pacho hit a great ball. If Florencio Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Tabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Ferdinand in the 70th minute of play. Salvador Iraido's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jacobo Tabor firmly grabbed it by the left post. 76 minutes into the game, Salvador Iraido lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Jacobo Tabor. After recieving a nice pass, Hidalgo's Hilario Faron tried to score from far away in the 81st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Paolo Ferdinand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Tabor having to interfere. Florencio Iruinea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Jacobo Tabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Florencio Iruinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Tabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Ferdinand, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Florencio Iruinea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Jacobo Tabor made a huge save.