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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lluterio Berdu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Diego Sasiain ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaudencio Catanach was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 6th match minute, Arsenal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lluterio Berdu to maneuver through the defense. Maurin Malmonje took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lluterio Berdu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaudencio Catanach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Sasiain in the 12th minute of play. When Neto Salvadores fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cerro Avila FC's protests and gave Neto Salvadores a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Cerro Avila FC got a freekick which was hit by Neto Salvadores. If Atarratze Mardones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maurin Malmonje stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lluterio Berdu's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Arsenal's Gaudencio Catanach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Sasiain in the 31st minute of play. Gaudencio Catanach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Sasiain in the 32nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Desire Balmori took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Maurin Malmonje to make any attempt to save it. Angelo Ucero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurin Malmonje having to interfere. Gaudencio Catanach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Sasiain, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Maurin Malmonje was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Lluterio Berdu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lluterio Berdu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Sasiain to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Lluterio Berdu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Cerro Avila FC's Maurin Malmonje. Maurin Malmonje was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cerro Avila FC's Diego Sasiain got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the game, Angelo Ucero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Maurin Malmonje was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iaki Salabaste's late challenge caught a Cerro Avila FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iaki Salabaste helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Arsenal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iaki Salabaste to maneuver through the defense. Gaudencio Catanach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Sasiain in the 85th minute. When Txema Ampudia came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Cerro Avila 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 Txema Ampudia couldn't finish the play. Iaki Salabaste kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Diego Sasiain came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Cerro Avila 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 Diego Sasiain couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Lluterio Berdu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Cerro Avila FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.