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Estadio Costero
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jairo Rufo started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Halcones de Mérida's Ceferino Abancens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Segundo Bizi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ceferino Abancens came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Halcones de Mérida 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 Ceferino Abancens couldn't finish the play. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Rufo in the 5th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jairo Rufo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Segundo Bizi was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 10th minute, Elvio Idacio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anacleto Etxatxu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Segundo Bizi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Saturnino Dominguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Idacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Isidro Maureo charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidro Maureo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Balsa FC's Isidro Maureo got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Rufo in the 20th minute of play forced Balsa FC's goalkeeper Segundo Bizi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halcones de Mérida's Saturnino Dominguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Arixo in the 24th minute of play. Ricardo Remicio's late challenge caught a Halcones de Mérida's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Remicio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Ricardo Remicio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo Rufo struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Segundo Bizi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Halcones de Mérida. After 28 minutes, Jairo Nastasio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Halcones de Mérida and the Balsa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Halcones de Mérida booed when Balsa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Guillerme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Segundo Bizi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anacleto Etxatxu in the 37th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Ceferino Abancens could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Segundo Bizi however easily saved by the left post. Segundo Bizi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Abancens in the 42nd minute of play. Alonzo Corderun hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Rufo in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

53 minutes into the match, Jairo Nastasio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Segundo Bizi. Balsa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Nastasio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Abancens in the 58th minute of play forced Balsa FC's goalkeeper Segundo Bizi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jairo Nastasio came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Halcones de Mérida 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 Jairo Nastasio couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Balsa FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ricardo Remicio hit a great ball. Segundo Bizi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Rufo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Valentin Chago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Saturnino Dominguez made a huge save. Balsa FC's Segundo Bizi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Nastasio in the 68th minute of play. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Abancens in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Rufo in the 72nd minute of play forced Balsa FC's goalkeeper Segundo Bizi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Rufo in the 77th minute of the match. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Rufo in the 78th minute of the match. Anacleto Etxatxu's late challenge caught a Balsa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anacleto Etxatxu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th minute, Anacleto Etxatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Halcones de Mérida's Saturnino Dominguez got control of the ball when Maximino Arixo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eustacio Bartuelo hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Balsa FC's Segundo Bizi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anacleto Etxatxu in the 86th minute of play. Jairo Nastasio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Segundo Bizi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Etxatxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Segundo Bizi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Rufo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balsa FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.