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Birongo
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henrique Salabaste got the match started through his kick off. Quentin Tome didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Birongo's Urki Delatorre shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Birongo getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Cristian Santatis hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Urki Delatorre took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Quentin Tome to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Urki Delatorre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quentin Tome was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When Kaxen Monterros fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Birongo's protests and gave Kaxen Monterros a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Birongo got a freekick which was hit by Kaxen Monterros. Urki Delatorre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Quentin Tome read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Henrique Salabaste ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto Begal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 33rd minute, Quico Claramonte fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Quentin Tome, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of Birongo booed when Rockeros Malandritos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tajo Loro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Birongo's Estebe Moya tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Rockeros Malandritos's goalkeeper Quentin Tome had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quico Claramonte. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urki Delatorre to make the kick off. A collision led to Rockeros Malandritos getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tajo Loro hit a great ball. In the 57th minute Quico Claramonte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quentin Tome saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Henrique Salabaste managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rockeros Malandritos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrique Salabaste was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Rosio Perucho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 62nd minute of the match, Henrique Salabaste tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gilberto Begal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Birongo's Gilberto Begal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Salabaste in the 72nd minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Birongo's Urki Delatorre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Quentin Tome made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 90 minutes into the match, Birongo's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Salabaste came free, but Gilberto Begal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quentin Tome made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quico Claramonte in the 93rd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rockeros Malandritos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Birongo.