League

Echevarria
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) Echevarria AFC's Isidoro Vasquez 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. Remir Atilano might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josu Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remir Atilano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14thth minute of the game Remir Atilano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Echevarria AFC's Josu Duarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oriol Picado succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 16th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remir Atilano in the 19th minute of play forced Echevarria AFC's goalkeeper Josu Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Echevarria AFC's goalkeeper Josu Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Josu Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eztebe Somalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Echevarria AFC's Josu Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remir Atilano in the 39th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Eztebe Somalo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Josu Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Leo Bajo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eztebe Somalo made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Isidoro Vasquez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Bajo. Buricayupi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Vasquez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Cordarin Villalpando was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Leo Bajo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frantxizko Cebada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remir Atilano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Josu Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Remir Atilano made a precise shot to the right of Josu Duarte. Echevarria AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Buricayupi's Leo Bajo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Vasquez in the 78th minute of play. Cordarin Villalpando hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Cortez Velaostegui's late challenge caught a Buricayupi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cortez Velaostegui helped the player get up and apologised. Remir Atilano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Josu Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Remir Atilano put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Josu Duarte. After a rather tough play, Buricayupi's Diagur Herdozain got a free kick in the 94th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.