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Cienaguita
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramiro Oliverios kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Cienaguita getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rolando Jaizki hit a great ball. Serafin Mikelats didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celedonio Itzaina went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 14 minutes, Hernan Nisio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cienaguita and the Saldaña FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 13 minutes into the game, one of Cienaguita:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cienaguita's Serafin Mikelats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Gorbea in the 20th minute of play. Serafin Mikelats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Gorbea in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Jeronimo Gorbea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeronimo Gorbea might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serafin Mikelats. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeronimo Gorbea ran back to his position shaking his head. Serafin Mikelats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Itzaina in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Celedonio Itzaina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramiro Oliverios kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Serafin Mikelats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celedonio Itzaina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Ibar in the 46th minute of play forced Cienaguita's goalkeeper Serafin Mikelats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celedonio Itzaina to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Saldaña FC's Celedonio Itzaina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafin Mikelats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Jeronimo Gorbea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Celedonio Itzaina dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serafin Mikelats, 0-5. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cienaguita's goalkeeper Serafin Mikelats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celedonio Itzaina in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serafin Mikelats saved Cienaguita from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Saldaña FC's Serafin Mikelats threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Celedonio Itzaina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jeronimo Gorbea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Serafin Mikelats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeronimo Gorbea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Serafin Mikelats made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Itzaina in the 84th minute of play forced Cienaguita's goalkeeper Serafin Mikelats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88thth minute of the game Celedonio Itzaina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cienaguita's Serafin Mikelats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Celedonio Itzaina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Serafin Mikelats saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Jeronimo Gorbea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saldaña FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.