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El Chantin
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 15) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jerardo Arostegui made the kick off which started today's match. When Jerardo Arostegui came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the RICOS 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 Jerardo Arostegui couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute, Maties Vara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zapatero fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 13th minute, Placido Povia made a precise shot to the right of Rik Zaldo. RICOS FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to RICOS FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Dominix Braña hit a great ball. Jerardo Arosteguis short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Gaufred Socorro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 23 minutes into the match, RICOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Laurendi Riego came free, but Rik Zaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes RICOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Dominix Braña. In the 26th minute Laurendi Riego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rik Zaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes Zapatero got a freekick which was hit by Placido Povia. 32 minutes into the match, Zapatero's goalkeeper Gaufred Socorro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerardo Arostegui. After a rather tough play, Zapatero's Huly Monagray got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, RICOS FC's Xavian Tio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Xavian Tio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of RICOS FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Xavian Tio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to RICOS FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Xavian Tio hit a great ball. A collision led to Zapatero getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ellande Candolias hit a great ball. RICOS FC's Dominix Braña couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Zapatero.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laurendi Riego to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Zapatero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Povia to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Placido Povia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RICOS FC's Rik Zaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maties Vara in the 62nd minute of play. RICOS FC's Rik Zaldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save RICOS FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to RICOS FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dominix Braña hit a great ball. Taurino Manjon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaufred Socorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taurino Manjon, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. RICOS FC's attentive Dominix Braña managed to snatch the ball when Bihar Tijero made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Laurendi Riego took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Rik Zaldo to make any attempt to save it. 92 minutes into the match, Celso Almazan notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of RICOS FC's Rik Zaldo. Rik Zaldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hernando Cadenas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Gaufred Socorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The RICOS FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zapatero were clearly better and deserved to take the win.