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Nacht Der Untoten
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Ángel Benítez got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Atlético Mancha Real defense, Miguel Ángel Benítez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elisardo Gimenez. The Atlético Mancha Real fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elisardo Gimenez should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Bernardas Kšanavičius managed to get in a good position for a shot. CastoloFC.com's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardas Kšanavičius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elisardo Gimenez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miguel Ángel Benítez might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elisardo Gimenez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Ángel Benítez ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miguel Ángel Benítez in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elisardo Gimenez saved Atlético Mancha Real from getting behind. Elisardo Gimenez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CastoloFC.com's Miguel Ángel Benítez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 18 minutes into the game, CastoloFC.com's Miguel Ángel Benítez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elisardo Gimenez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Miguel Ángel Benítez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elisardo Gimenez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. If Miguel Ángel Benítez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute, Uxio Zárate made a precise shot to the right of Elisardo Gimenez. Atlético Mancha Real's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Atlético Mancha Real's Elisardo Gimenez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Benítez in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Miguel Ángel Benítez made a precise shot to the right of Elisardo Gimenez. Atlético Mancha Real's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Uxio Zárate's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elisardo Gimenez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Cesario Valerón threw the ball into play from the sideline. CastoloFC.com's Llorenc Cuervas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Mancha Real's goalkeeper Elisardo Gimenez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Cesario Valerón in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CastoloFC.com's Cristos Palomares. CastoloFC.com's Miguel Ángel Benítez got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Uxio Zárate came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the CastoloFC.com 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 Uxio Zárate couldn't finish the play. 46 minutes into the match, Atlético Mancha Real's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Ángel Benítez came free, but Elisardo Gimenez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manolo Losada charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manolo Losada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, Atlético Mancha Real was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolo Losada to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-5 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 Gero Caballero to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Mancha Real's zone, Uxio Zárate stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elisardo Gimenez came out of the goal and Uxio Zárate tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th match minute, Atlético Mancha Real was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolo Losada to maneuver through the defense. Cesario Valerón hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Miguel Ángel Benítez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Miguel Ángel Benítez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Elisardo Gimenez made a huge save. 82 minutes into the game, one of Atlético Mancha Real:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Elisardo Gimenez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uxio Zárate in the 89th minute. Uxio Zárate fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elisardo Gimenez having to interfere. Llorenc Cuervas kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.