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Nou Mestalla
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Josu Cabada started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Donato Arraz hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Elivareo Navas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Gregorio Bouzon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artzai Guasch in the 10th minute of play forced Valencia FC's goalkeeper Gregorio Bouzon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Adolfo Manzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Bouzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorio Bouzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elivareo Navas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute of the match Silvano Nieto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gregorio Bouzon skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elivareo Navas during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Elivareo Navas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 played minutes Valencia FC got a freekick which was hit by Vermudo Pascual. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvano Nieto during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 32 played minutes Toros del Norte got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Nieto. The Valencia FC fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Valencia FC's Josu Cabada looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 37 minutes, Adolfo Manzano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toros del Norte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Manzano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Elivareo Navas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolfo Manzano got free with Gregorio Bouzon in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adolfo Manzano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Bouzon having to interfere. Gregorio Bouzon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elivareo Navas, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With a little luck, Valencia FC's Gregorio Bouzon got control of the ball when Silvestre Garzon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Valencia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elivareo Navas came free, but Gregorio Bouzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes of play, Valencia FC's Josu Cabada made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eleuterio Bergada was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adolfo Manzano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gregorio Bouzon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josu Cabada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Eleuterio Bergada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valencia FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Toros del Norte had controlled the match.