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EL PANTANAL
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ospin Abeijon started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Jhony FC's zone, Ereinotz Abascal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saverio Abajas came out of the goal and Ereinotz Abascal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ospin Abeijon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saverio Abajas having to interfere. Argenis Abadie charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Argenis Abadie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes Jhony FC got a freekick which was hit by Argenis Abadie. Saverio Abajas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ospin Abeijon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ZANCUDO FC were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Jhony FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joanes Abar took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Artemio Abeita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ereinotz Abascal got free with Saverio Abajas in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ospin Abeijon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th minute of the match, Ospin Abeijon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saverio Abajas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ereinotz Abascal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Saverio Abajas made a huge save. If Berbiz Abarca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elixio Abeitia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berbiz Abarca in the 31st minute of play forced ZANCUDO FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ospin Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gartzea Abecia's late challenge caught a ZANCUDO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gartzea Abecia helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ospin Abeijon in the 47th minute of play forced Jhony FC's goalkeeper Saverio Abajas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elixio Abeitia to make the kick off. Ospin Abeijon scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saverio Abajas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the match, Jhony FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Abajas came free, but Saverio Abajas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berbiz Abarca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Saverio Abajas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ospin Abeijon in the 70th minute of the match. Elixio Abeitia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Geronimo Abarca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Berbiz Abarca notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ZANCUDO FC's Geronimo Abarca. Geronimo Abarca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Berbiz Abarca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Abarca having to interfere. Ereinotz Abascal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Saverio Abajas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.