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Gandia Shore
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olayo Gonzalvez got the match started through his kick off. Solustiano Bermejo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jose-Antonio Higuera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Solustiano Bermejo in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose-Antonio Higuera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Playa de Gandia FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Haroldo Rey hit a great ball. Jose-Antonio Higuera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Zárate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Solustiano Bermejo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vitoria Futebol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 19 minutes, Blanco Arraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Playa de Gandia FC and the Vitoria Futebol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Playa de Gandia FC's Blanco Arraz got a free kick in the 20th minute. Ilixo Alabern took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jose-Antonio Higuera. Playa de Gandia FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Solustiano Bermejo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose-Antonio Higuera was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, Vitoria Futebol Club's goalkeeper Lazaro Pantoja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rai Calderon. 28 minutes into the game, Solustiano Bermejo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jose-Antonio Higuera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jose-Antonio Higuera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Illan Mala in the 31st minute of the match. With a little luck, Vitoria Futebol Club's Lazaro Pantoja got control of the ball when Mero Sanz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Playa de Gandia FC's Jose-Antonio Higuera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Zárate in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute Blanco Arraz suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilixo Alabern during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ilixo Alabern hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vitoria Futebol Club's zone, Mero Sanz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazaro Pantoja came out of the goal and Mero Sanz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Antonio Zárate to make the kick off. Jose-Antonio Higuera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Illan Mala in the 60th minute of the match. Jose-Antonio Higuera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Solustiano Bermejo in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Antonio Zárate managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vitoria Futebol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Zárate was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose-Antonio Higuera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lazaro Pantoja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olayo Gonzalvez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimas De Paula charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dimas De Paula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dimas De Paula hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Vitoria Futebol Club's Millán Segura got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Illan Mala in the 72nd minute of play forced Playa de Gandia FC's goalkeeper Jose-Antonio Higuera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Illan Mala in the 73rd minute of play forced Playa de Gandia FC's goalkeeper Jose-Antonio Higuera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Antonio Zárate who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Playa de Gandia FC's Jose-Antonio Higuera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jose-Antonio Higuera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Zárate in the 78th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Solustiano Bermejo could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Jose-Antonio Higuera however easily saved by the left post. Jose-Antonio Higuera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Zárate in the 84th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Jose-Antonio Higuera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice moves Solustiano Bermejo could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Jose-Antonio Higuera however easily saved by the left post. Antonio Zárate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jose-Antonio Higuera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Playa de Gandia FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Vitoria Futebol Club's performance. The match ended with a win for Vitoria Futebol Club.