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Nasaya
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Argoitz Alexandro started the match with the kick off. Orlando Pride were furious when Xoan Reina was red carded, 6 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Formerio Avila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argoitz Alexandro in the 15th minute of play. Formerio Avila made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Eliseo Lardero sent off a good shot on target. Gaizkine Goicoechea kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Formerio Avila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rolado Flayre in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Bojorquez in the 21st minute of play forced Nasaya FC's goalkeeper Xurdin Egea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Formerio Avila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argoitz Alexandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Formerio Avila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Lance, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Rolado Flayre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Formerio Avila. Orlando Pride's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolado Flayre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 34th minute Argoitz Alexandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Formerio Avila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Formerio Avila was a little too slow when Argoitz Alexandro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-0. Formerio Avila made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Eliseo Lardero sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nuno Bojorquez to make the kick off. When Nuno Bojorquez came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Orlando Pride 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 Nuno Bojorquez couldn't finish the play. Xurdin Egea made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Nuno Bojorquez sent off a good shot on target. Gaizkine Goicoechea's late challenge caught a Nasaya FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaizkine Goicoechea helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Orlando Pride got a freekick which was hit by Gaizkine Goicoechea. Orlando Pride's Gaizkine Goicoechea was responsible for 3-2 with a brilliant performance in the 61st minute when he, by himself, got past the opponents defense and with a quick shot sent the ball into the goal to the left of Xurdin Egea. If Marco Tolentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 83 minutes, Gaizkine Goicoechea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orlando Pride's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaizkine Goicoechea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nuno Bojorquez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Xurdin Egea made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Bojorquez got free with Xurdin Egea in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xurdin Egea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuno Bojorquez in the 90th minute. Rolado Flayre's late challenge caught a Orlando Pride's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolado Flayre helped the player get up and apologised. Nasaya FC's Xurdin Egea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Nasaya FC from getting a goal against them. Formerio Avila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argoitz Alexandro in the 95th minute of play. Eliseo Lardero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Formerio Avila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.