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Estadio Iraola
Spectators: 6680 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abelardo Matro got the match started through his kick off. Pedro Abar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Federico Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Pedro Abar 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. If Abelardo Matro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeo Innocenzio's late challenge caught a Iraola AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Innocenzio helped the player get up and apologised. 20 minutes into the match, Mencué's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Francho came free, but Serafin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Iraola AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Matro came free, but Federico Bortzaioriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Iraola AFC's Cecilio Mero got a free kick in the 23rd minute. If Rolando Solustiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mencué! When the match had been going on for 28 minutes, Iraola AFC's Gustavo Duarte got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Serafin Miro. The supporters of Mencué booed when Iraola AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Ixaka didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rolando Solustiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Abelardo Matro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Bortzaioriz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 40 played minutes Mencué got a freekick which was hit by Severo Lizardi. Serafin Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Francho in the 43rd minute of play. If Justino Francho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Matro kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justino Francho to make the kick off. Amadeo Innocenzio was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Mencué's Amadeo Innocenzio got a free kick in the 56th minute. If Justino Francho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Ederono hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Serafin Miro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Francho in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Mencué was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Ederono to maneuver through the defense. Federico Bortzaioriz made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Pedro Abar sent off a good shot on target. Emilio Ubelteso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Federico Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Abar got free with Federico Bortzaioriz in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Iraola AFC's Delmar Ixaka got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Pedro Abar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Federico Bortzaioriz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Rolando Solustiano took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafin Miro. Serafin Miro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After 85 played minutes Mencué got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Nisio. Rolando Solustiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Miro having to interfere. Rolando Solustiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Miro having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Mencué's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Francho came free, but Serafin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mencué players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Iraola AFC.