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MAKUNA MATATA
Spectators: 6101 (Terracing: 5359, Seating: 600, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Candido Berasko started the match with the kick off. MAKUNA MATATA's Ramiro Baladi got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramiro Baladi in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Siro Aritza saved Reyes de Reyes from getting behind. If Ramiro Baladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Ramiro Baladi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Siro Aritza, 1-0. Rigoberto Gonzales kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With his leg Siro Aritza managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when MAKUNA MATATA's Ramiro Baladi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot by Cosme Urtzi from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Siro Aritza's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A hard shot 36 in the game by Ramiro Baladi from a close distance when the talented Siro Aritza managed to make a qualified save. Reyes de Reyes's players were relieved. Aquiles Porfiro hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Ramiro Baladis short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Siro Aritza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramiro Baladi was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes, MAKUNA MATATA's Severiano Atarrabi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Siro Aritza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MAKUNA MATATA reached it. Candido Berasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the game, MAKUNA MATATA's Ramiro Baladi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Siro Aritza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ramiro Baladi hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Ovidio Caton struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Siro Aritza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAKUNA MATATA. In the 70thth minute of the game Ramiro Baladi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Reyes de Reyes's Siro Aritza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The MAKUNA MATATA fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when MAKUNA MATATA's Ramiro Baladi 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 80 minutes into the match, Sebastian Txomin notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Reyes de Reyes's Siro Aritza. Siro Aritza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramiro Baladi in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Siro Aritza saved Reyes de Reyes from getting behind. After 86 minutes of play, MAKUNA MATATA's Ramiro Baladi made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Siro Aritza was left in no man's land by his defense there! MAKUNA MATATA's Adam Šmída proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save MAKUNA MATATA from getting a goal against them. For all the effort they put into the match, the Reyes de Reyes players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MAKUNA MATATA.