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Estadio Eduski Team
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teobaldo Ruiz kicked off to start the match. Giraldo Navarro hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. With his leg Jonathan Carpentier managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's Teobaldo Ruiz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Léo França fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cadiz United's protests and gave Léo França a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Cadiz United's Jonathan Carpentier got control of the ball when Tino Molina tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Tino Molina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Carpentier. Tino Molina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 15th match minute, Cadiz United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marino Villafane to maneuver through the defense. After 17 minutes of play, Cadiz United's Giraldo Navarro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xacintu Paredes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 22 played minutes F.C. Tarragona U21-U23 got a freekick which was hit by Xacintu Aballe. Xacintu Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marino Villafane in the 23rd minute of the match. F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's Teobaldo Ruiz got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Giraldo Navarro made a precise shot to the right of Xacintu Paredes. F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. A collision led to F.C. Tarragona U21-U23 getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Llope Ortiz hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Giraldo Navarro sped through F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Xacintu Paredes. Giraldo Navarro struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Xacintu Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cadiz United. Xacintu Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marino Villafane, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. If Giraldo Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giraldo Navarro to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Giraldo Navarro put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Xacintu Paredes. In the 56th minute, Cadiz United's Marino Villafane dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. In the 59th minute of the match, Giraldo Navarro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Xacintu Paredes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The corner led to Cadiz United's Gilen Higuera getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Xacintu Paredes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 67 minutes, Teobaldo Ruiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teobaldo Ruiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xacintu Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marino Villafane, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marino Villafane in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xacintu Paredes saved F.C. Tarragona U21-U23 from getting behind. Cadiz United's Paulo José Rocha was substituted for Gilen Higuera. In the 79th minute, Cadiz United's Marino Villafane ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Xacintu Paredes. Xacintu Paredes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-8. Cadiz United's Giraldo Navarro got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Carpentier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtungo Bouzon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cadiz United's Giraldo Navarro in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. Tarragona U21-U23's goalie prevented a goal. Xacintu Paredes made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Giraldo Navarro sent off a good shot on target. The F.C. Tarragona U21-U23 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cadiz United's performance. The match ended with a win for Cadiz United.