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santiago villabeu
Spectators: 7715 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Denis Asuaga was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Villa FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Ignazio Botbol hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Villa FC got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Buisan. 12 minutes into the match, Villa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariando Fuentes came free, but Ekialde Pidrola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elorri Govantes in the 15th minute of play forced Troncos FC's goalkeeper Traian Avram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ieltxu Sonibas hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Villa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariando Fuentes came free, but Ekialde Pidrola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Villa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariando Fuentes came free, but Ekialde Pidrola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Villa FC's Elorri Govantes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Traian Avram was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fernando Andaltia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekialde Pidrola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Ekialde Pidrola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariando Fuentes in the 32nd minute of the match. Traian Avram made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Goizeder Cernadas sent off a good shot on target. Aimar Bermejo's late challenge caught a Troncos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aimar Bermejo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Villa FC's Aimar Bermejo got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Ariando Fuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elorri Govantes to strike the kick off in the second half. Fernando Andaltia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ekialde Pidrola having to interfere. Montel Maltrana hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Villa FC's zone, Ariando Fuentes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ekialde Pidrola came out of the goal and Ariando Fuentes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Villa FC's Ekialde Pidrola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Andaltia in the 57th minute of play. Ariando Fuentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Ekialde Pidrola made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ariando Fuentes got free with Ekialde Pidrola in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Villa FC's Ekialde Pidrola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvino Ayon in the 69th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvino Ayon in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ekialde Pidrola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Villa FC's Ekialde Pidrola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Villa FC from getting a goal against them. Ariando Fuentes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ekialde Pidrola came out and tried to block the shot, but Ariando Fuentes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Villa FC's Ekialde Pidrola got control of the ball when Ariando Fuentes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ekialde Pidrola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Andaltia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Ariando Fuentes 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. After some careless play in the Villa FC defense, Maximiliano Ayaso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ekialde Pidrola. The Villa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ekialde Pidrola should have stopped the shot. The Troncos FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.