Palma
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xzaiver Loinaz started the match with the kick off. William Santome fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maura Castilla having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Arevalo AFC's Kiliz Neira got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, William Santome 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 some careless play in the Palma defense, Ondino Bracho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arixo Robires. The Palma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arixo Robires should have stopped the shot. Bernardo Cubo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Sandes, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Arixo Robires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ondino Bracho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Palma getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Primitivo Diosdado hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Bruno Sandes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arixo Robires showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 34th minute Xzaiver Loinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arixo Robires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ondino Bracho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arixo Robires having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell William Santome to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ondino Bracho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arevalo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ondino Bracho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arixo Robires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xzaiver Loinaz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arixo Robires having to make a save. After having played for 60 minutes, Ondino Bracho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arevalo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ondino Bracho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. William Santome received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Maura Castilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 68 minutes, Ondino Bracho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arevalo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ondino Bracho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Xzaiver Loinaz put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Arixo Robires. Xzaiver Loinaz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arixo Robires having to make a save. Xzaiver Loinaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maura Castilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Cue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xzaiver Loinaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Arixo Robires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Arevalo AFC booed when Palma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Palmades didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arixo Robires was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Xzaiver Loinaz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xzaiver Loinaz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Roberto Cue 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. If William Santome had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When William Santome came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Palma 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 William Santome couldn't finish the play. The Palma supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arevalo AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Arevalo AFC.
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