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Vilarmaior Estadio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nastasio Bermudez made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the game, Norberto Palomares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Mamed CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vilarmaior the free kick. After 9 played minutes San Mamed CF got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Palomares. San Mamed CF's Austin Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Higuera in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roberto Sacristán in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zigor Jubera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. San Mamed CF's Hitzeder Cabada was substituted for Roberto Sacristán. 15 minutes into the game, one of San Mamed CF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 22nd minute of the match, Roberto Higuera tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Austin Manrique saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Vilarmaior's Zigor Jubera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nastasio Bermudez in the 24th minute of play. Bilbo Macías hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Nastasio Bermudez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Mamed CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nastasio Bermudez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Higuera in the 30th minute of play forced San Mamed CF's goalkeeper Austin Manrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Vilarmaior getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Eliseo Carrasco hit a great ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Nastasio Bermudez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vilarmaior's Zigor Jubera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Nastasio Bermudez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vilarmaior's Zigor Jubera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Donatello Griego was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vilarmaior's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Mamed CF the free kick. In the 39th minute, one of Vilarmaior:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Vilarmaior.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Higuera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Nastasio Bermudez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zigor Jubera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Nastasio Bermudez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nastasio Bermudez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Vilarmaior's Emmanuel Lara got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, Vilarmaior's Zigor Jubera got control of the ball when Wagner Tardelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Donatello Griego kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Nastasio Bermudez took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Zigor Jubera to make any attempt to save it. San Mamed CF's Xamo Planes was substituted for Rafael Arribas. Roberto Higuera scored 2-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Austin Manrique, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roberto Higuera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Austin Manrique tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute Roberto Higuera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Austin Manrique saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nastasio Bermudez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zigor Jubera was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. The supporters of Vilarmaior booed when San Mamed CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Meo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hernán Orbiz came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Vilarmaior 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 Hernán Orbiz couldn't finish the play. San Mamed CF's Xamo Planes got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. San Mamed CF played a much better game than Vilarmaior and deserved their victory. The Vilarmaior players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.