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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marco Capdevila made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Pablo-Enrique Rafales left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IND. SANTAFE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Pablo-Enrique Rafales fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erauso Grandoso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Capdevila in the 9th minute of play forced IND. SANTAFE's goalkeeper Cruz Mendigoitia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruz Mendigoitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Capdevila, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to IND. SANTAFE getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Porfirio Sayago hit a great ball. The long shot by Ticho Zabalo in the 13th minute really tested Cruz Mendigoitia's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Tono Mauricio came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the IND. SANTAFE 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 Tono Mauricio couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Solipa FC's Marco Capdevila slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cruz Mendigoitia. That made the score 1-1 after 22 minutes of play. Cruz Mendigoitia made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Melchor Rioboo sent off a good shot on target. Cruz Mendigoitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Capdevila, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Tono Mauricio took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erauso Grandoso. Erauso Grandoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 35th minute of the match Ticho Zabalo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cruz Mendigoitia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Albano Labra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cruz Mendigoitia didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Solipa FC's Albano Labra shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raimundo Perdices during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, IND. SANTAFE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Perdices to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match Solipa FC got a corner. IND. SANTAFE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ticho Zabalo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ticho Zabalo made a great header on Solipa FC's corner, it was just that IND. SANTAFE's Cruz Mendigoitia managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in IND. SANTAFE's zone, Albano Labra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cruz Mendigoitia came out of the goal and Albano Labra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tono Mauricio made a kick off. Solipa FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Pablo-Enrique Rafales scored to the left of an out of position Erauso Grandoso, making the score, 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillen Carrozal during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guillen Carrozal hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Jenaro Catalan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Solipa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jenaro Catalan 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 71stth minute of the game Marco Capdevila who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IND. SANTAFE's Cruz Mendigoitia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Albano Labra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cruz Mendigoitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Capdevila, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Albano Labra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. IND. SANTAFE's Cruz Mendigoitia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Capdevila in the 90th minute of play. If Pablo-Enrique Rafales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Albano Labra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Solipa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Solipa FC had won after a very even match.