League

Estadio El Bananero
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rivera FC's Santxol Longoria 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. After 5 played minutes Minabo de Kiev got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Castiñeira. In the 11th minute, Irrintzi Subiza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidro Miñaca had several of the Rivera FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Luciano Tacon as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sancho Bozo charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sancho Bozo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Minabo de Kiev's Sancho Bozo got a free kick in the 15th minute. Sidro Miñaca didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-0 via right post in the game's 18th minute. Minabo de Kiev's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! When Aurelio Castiñeira fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minabo de Kiev's protests and gave Aurelio Castiñeira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, Aurelio Castiñeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Minabo de Kiev getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Sancho Bozo hit a great ball. Sidro Miñaca's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Luciano Tacon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 41 minutes into the game, Minabo de Kiev's Sidro Miñaca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luciano Tacon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sidro Miñaca made a kick off. Luciano Tacon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidro Miñaca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Rivera FC's Irrintzi Subiza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manuel Varsana. That made the score 3-1 after 55 minutes of play. In the 58th match minute, Rivera FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zenon Merecilla to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Sidro Miñaca put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luciano Tacon. If Sidro Miñaca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 67 minutes into the game, Sidro Miñaca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minabo de Kiev's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rivera FC the free kick. In the 67th minute, Sidro Miñaca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 74th minute of the match Aurelio Castiñeira completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aurelio Castiñeira a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Minabo de Kiev getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Aurelio Castiñeira hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the game, Dodorol Urtiaran cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Luciano Tacon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidro Miñaca in the 90th minute of play forced Rivera FC's goalkeeper Luciano Tacon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rivera FC booed when Minabo de Kiev was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zigor Salvatierra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Valerio Vicastillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rivera FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Minabo de Kiev's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.