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Laberinto de Creta
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Teofilo Obeko made the kick off and thus started the match. Oscar Mellberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Aristides Iratze when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Oscar Mellberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aristides Iratze. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Mellberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Oscar Mellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Aristides Iratze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Abecia hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Oscar Mellberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Aristides Iratze made a huge save. Aristides Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Mellberg in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 15 minutes, Oscar Mellberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minotauro F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Oscar Mellberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Minotauro F.C.'s Oscar Mellberg in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye el ciclon de Ushuaia's goalie prevented a goal. Aristides Iratze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Mellberg in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Adan Gaizko recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aristides Iratze. Adan Gaizko showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Ulises Nahia struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Aristides Iratze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minotauro F.C.. Placido Fernandes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Aristides Iratze made a huge save. When Jacobo Llin fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored el ciclon de Ushuaia's protests and gave Jacobo Llin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, el ciclon de Ushuaia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Llin to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Nahia in the 26th minute of play forced el ciclon de Ushuaia's goalkeeper Aristides Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Mellberg did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Aristides Iratze 29 minutes into the match. After 34 played minutes Minotauro F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Mellberg. When Oscar Mellberg came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Minotauro F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oscar Mellberg couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Oscar Mellberg notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of el ciclon de Ushuaia's Aristides Iratze. Aristides Iratze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Mellberg to make the kick off. Teofilo Obeko struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Mario Tabb didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for el ciclon de Ushuaia. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Mellberg in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aristides Iratze saved el ciclon de Ushuaia from getting behind. When Minotauro F.C.'s Oscar Mellberg in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye el ciclon de Ushuaia's goalie prevented a goal. Placido Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Aristides Iratze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulises Nahia succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adan Gaizko in the 68th minute of play forced el ciclon de Ushuaia's goalkeeper Aristides Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in el ciclon de Ushuaia's zone, Ulises Nahia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aristides Iratze came out of the goal and Ulises Nahia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aristides Iratze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Elixio, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Aristides Iratze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar Mellberg's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. When Oscar Mellberg came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Minotauro F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oscar Mellberg couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Adan Gaizko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristides Iratze was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 83rd minute, Arsenio Elixio 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. Oscar Mellberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristides Iratze having to interfere. Aristides Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Mellberg in the 88th minute of play. After 89 minutes, Oscar Mellberg made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. el ciclon de Ushuaia's Aristides Iratze tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd minute, Arsenio Elixio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristides Iratze was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Minotauro F.C. had played much better football throughout.