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Francia
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Norino Echaurren got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Demesio Le Fort cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Manolo Ríos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manolo Ríos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Acharan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Acharan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolo Ríos having to interfere. Norino Echaurren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jose Maria Cavareda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Maria Cavareda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulín Asencio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Norino Echaurren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Maria Cavareda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonzalo Ostolaza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jose Maria Cavareda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manolo Ríos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Demesio Le Fort in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduardo Acharan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Eduardo Acharan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Francia's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Acharan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manolo Ríos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, Francia's goalkeeper Jose Maria Cavareda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Ostolaza. Manolo Ríos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Acharan, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Eduardo Acharan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Francia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Acharan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 67 minutes into the game, one of Francia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sebastiano Arteta shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The supporters of Cavs FC booed when Francia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabino Abufhele didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norino Echaurren in the 80th minute of play forced Francia's goalkeeper Jose Maria Cavareda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Acharan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Demesio Le Fort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manolo Ríos having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Reyes Goncalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cavs FC and the Francia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cavs FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! If Eduardo Acharan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norino Echaurren received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jose Maria Cavareda came out and tried to block the shot, but Norino Echaurren slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 101st minute. Francia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.