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Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bert Justens in the 3rd minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Juan Rodriguez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belchior Saldanha. La Gallardeta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Rodriguez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Bert Justens got a free kick in the 7th minute. With a little luck, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Slawomir Michalski got control of the ball when Enzo Nuñez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Belchior Saldanha came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Bert Justens. But to his dismay, Bert Justens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bert Justens, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute Juan Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belchior Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Jan-Olof Eliasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ the free kick. In the 21st match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Olof Eliasson to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Bert Justens came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Slawomir Michalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Gallardeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Juan Rodriguez came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ 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 Juan Rodriguez couldn't finish the play. Slawomir Michalski made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Fulgencio Gartzi sent off a good shot on target. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Rodriguez in the 38th minute of play. Jan-Olof Eliasson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Slawomir Michalski firmly grabbed it by the left post. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bert Justens in the 46th minute of play. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Enzo Nuñez hit a great ball. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Pascual Modestio was substituted for Juan Rodriguez. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Enzo Nuñez hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bert Justens made a kick off. With a little luck, La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha got control of the ball when Bert Justens tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Belchior Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Bert Justens fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Modestio in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute Fulgencio Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Michalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Modestio in the 77th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bert Justens in the 79th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Calle Nordal fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s protests and gave Calle Nordal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Calle Nordal hit a great ball. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Mauricio Cuero was substituted for Camilo Erlantz. Calle Nordal hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Modestio. After 88 played minutes La Gallardeta got a freekick which was hit by Juan Gotzon. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save La Gallardeta from getting a goal against them. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Aimar in the 96th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the game, Sädräddin Cavadov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ the free kick. Belchior Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Calle Nordal in the 98th minute. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.