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Nalbuena Estadio
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joselito Rajoi kicked off to start the match. Fe Cacheres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Michael Roca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nalbuena getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Elian Jaraba hit a great ball. When Xesc Verdu came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Palenciana 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 Xesc Verdu couldn't finish the play. Fe Cacheres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michael Roca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Xesc Verdu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michael Roca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Xesc Verdu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Michael Roca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fe Cacheres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Xesc Verdu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nalbuena's Michael Roca. Michael Roca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 25 minutes, Fe Cacheres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palenciana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fe Cacheres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hussein Quintero hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match Naldo Benítez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michael Roca skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute, Xesc Verdu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael Roca was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Xesc Verdu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Xesc Verdu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Michael Roca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fe Cacheres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Xesc Verdu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Xesc Verdu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Palenciana were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xesc Verdu was the one to do the kick off. Michael Roca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xesc Verdu in the 53rd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Xesc Verdu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Michael Roca, 0-4. 60 minutes into the match, Nalbuena's goalkeeper Michael Roca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xesc Verdu. Xesc Verdu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Michael Roca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ezequiel Vagrande might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michael Roca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ezequiel Vagrande ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 65th minute, Nalbuena's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Xesc Verdu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, Nalbuena's Elian Jaraba got a free kick in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Vagrande in the 70th minute of play forced Nalbuena's goalkeeper Michael Roca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Xesc Verdu came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Palenciana 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 Xesc Verdu couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Xesc Verdu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Roca. Nalbuena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xesc Verdu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Xesc Verdu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Roca having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Ezequiel Vagrande ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael Roca was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. After having played for 92 minutes, Xesc Verdu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palenciana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xesc Verdu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joselito Rajoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pau Segarra having to interfere. Palenciana played a much better game than Nalbuena and deserved their victory. The Nalbuena players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.