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LAVERNO
Spectators: 9166 (Terracing: 6876, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hipolito Ponce started the match with the kick off. Antoni Farfán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arotza Dobarral in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Atletico Ghromann's Matthew Guisasola broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If August Morel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Garival took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antoni Farfán. Atletico Ghromann's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Loreto Palanques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of August Morel's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Loreto Palanques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from August Morel, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Atletico Ghromann's goal looked a bit too open when Arotza Dobarral came free, but Antoni Farfán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoni Farfán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Loreto Palanques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of August Morel's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Antoni Farfán didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hipolito Ponce went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. AlmaToran's Loreto Palanques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Morel in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Morel in the 28th minute of play forced AlmaToran's goalkeeper Loreto Palanques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Lucio Tofino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hipolito Ponce in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antoni Farfán saved Atletico Ghromann from getting behind. AlmaToran's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arotza Dobarral in the 34th minute. AlmaToran's attentive Rodrigo Garival managed to snatch the ball when Tono Aribau made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. After having played for 42 minutes, Hipolito Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AlmaToran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hipolito Ponce 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 45th minute Atletico Ghromann were awarded a corner. Matthew Guisasola went to the cornerflag to take it. 46 minutes into the match, AlmaToran's goalkeeper Loreto Palanques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by August Morel. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Atletico Ghromann's Ekaitz Goicoolea was substituted for Alfredo Bento. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when August Morel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matthew Guisasola hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Antoni Farfán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hipolito Ponce's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute August Morel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loreto Palanques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipolito Ponce got free with Antoni Farfán in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Loreto Palanques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julen Suso, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After taking down the ball on Atletico Ghromann's corner Tono Aribau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Loreto Palanques quite easily take care of the ball. After 61 played minutes Atletico Ghromann got a freekick which was hit by Ekaitz Goicoolea. 62 minutes into the match, Atletico Ghromann's goalkeeper Antoni Farfán had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hipolito Ponce. AlmaToran's Loreto Palanques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julen Suso in the 65th minute of play. Hipolito Ponce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Antoni Farfán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Ponce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Ponce in the 67th minute of play forced Atletico Ghromann's goalkeeper Antoni Farfán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeraldo Abellaneda hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Matthew Guisasola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loreto Palanques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If August Morel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antoni Farfán made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hipolito Ponce in the 73rd minute. When Hipolito Ponce came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the AlmaToran 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 Hipolito Ponce couldn't finish the play. Furman Yarritu hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Arotza Dobarral 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 86 minutes of play, AlmaToran's Hipolito Ponce made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoni Farfán was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antoni Farfán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliciano Contera in the 89th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers August Morel in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Loreto Palanques saved AlmaToran from getting behind. Atletico Ghromann's Antoni Farfán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Ghromann from getting a goal against them. In the 93rdth minute of the game Julen Suso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AlmaToran's Loreto Palanques was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 96 minutes of play, AlmaToran's Arotza Dobarral made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoni Farfán was left in no man's land by his defense there!