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La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7098 (Terracing: 5325, Seating: 1632, VIP seats: 141) Defensores de Fasano's Saul Abancens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Saul Abancens 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. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores de Fasano's zone, Domingos Etxatxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santiago Birila came out of the goal and Domingos Etxatxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mateo Ostadar hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. If Alejo Casado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 played minutes Archidukes de la Gambeta got a freekick which was hit by Saturnino Benino. After 23 minutes, Saturnino Benino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Archidukes de la Gambeta and the Defensores de Fasano players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Archidukes de la Gambeta getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Saturnino Benino hit a great ball. Saul Abancens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emilio Duardo came out and tried to block the shot, but Saul Abancens slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 33rd minute. When Hugo Frederik came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Defensores de Fasano 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 Hugo Frederik couldn't finish the play. Saul Abancens struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Emilio Duardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defensores de Fasano. Hugo Frederik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Emilio Duardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Alejo Casado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Abancens in the 44th minute of play. Santiago Birila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domingos Etxatxu went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alejo Casado made the kick off in the second half. Emilio Duardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Frederik, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The Defensores de Fasano fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Defensores de Fasano's Hugo Frederik 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emilio Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Abancens in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Casado in the 74th minute of play forced Defensores de Fasano's goalkeeper Santiago Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Hugo Frederik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Duardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Saul Abancens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Duardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 100thth minute of the game Hugo Frederik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Archidukes de la Gambeta's Emilio Duardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Defensores de Fasano had played much better football throughout.