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PIO
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ieltxu Carbajo made the kick off which started today's match. Ruben Fontecha came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Mandarina's Ieltxu Carbajo. But to his dismay, Ieltxu Carbajo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Itzaina Rigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azeari Mazorra in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th match minute, Pio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zxavian Contera to maneuver through the defense. Ruben Fontecha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ieltxu Carbajo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Itzaina Rigues didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pio FC's Azeari Mazorra shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 22 minutes into the game, Lucas Durango was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mandarina the free kick. Lucas Durango hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azeari Mazorra in the 27th minute of play forced Mandarina's goalkeeper Itzaina Rigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Azeari Mazorra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Itzaina Rigues having to interfere. Lucas Durango was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Pio FC's Lucas Durango got a free kick in the 34th minute. Estevao Villota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Itzaina Rigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Elias Itzaina could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Itzaina Rigues however easily saved by the left post. 40 minutes into the game, Santxol Gayangos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mandarina the free kick. In the 46th match minute, Pio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Itzaina to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Estevao Villota to strike the kick off in the second half. Itzaina Rigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Itzaina in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 59th minute Yoelvis Roldan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Itzaina Rigues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Pio FC's Yoelvis Roldan in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mandarina's goalie prevented a goal. When Yoelvis Roldan came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Pio FC 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 Yoelvis Roldan couldn't finish the play. Itzaina Rigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoelvis Roldan in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Yoelvis Roldan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Itzaina Rigues was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. If Elias Itzaina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Ieltxu Carbajo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mandarina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The supporters of Pio FC booed when Mandarina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ieltxu Carbajo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruben Fontecha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ieltxu Carbajo in the 96th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.