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PULGUITAS RUGBY
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stergios Stefanoulis made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Joel Aresti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Freire. Las Pulguitas Rugby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Aresti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Futbol San Nicolas's Rodrigo Nuxila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Futbol San Nicolas from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, Las Pulguitas Rugby's goal looked a bit too open when Stergios Stefanoulis came free, but Generoso Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Gerardo Claude shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Nuxila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Las Pulguitas Rugby's Gerardo Claude in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Futbol San Nicolas's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Stergios Stefanoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Generoso Freire was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Joel Aresti notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Las Pulguitas Rugby's Generoso Freire. Generoso Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 22 minutes into the match, Las Pulguitas Rugby's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Aresti came free, but Generoso Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Las Pulguitas Rugby's goal looked a bit too open when Stergios Stefanoulis came free, but Generoso Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Generoso Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Aresti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eugenio Muno hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute Joel Aresti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Stergios Stefanoulis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 35 played minutes Las Pulguitas Rugby got a freekick which was hit by Octavio Quirze. The audience was convinced that Mariano Huly's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Generoso Freire was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Generoso Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Stefanoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stergios Stefanoulis in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Generoso Freire saved Las Pulguitas Rugby from getting behind. After the first half Futbol San Nicolas were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerardo Claude to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Eugenio Muno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Futbol San Nicolas's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugenio Muno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Generoso Freire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodrigo Nuxila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Claude, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Joel Aresti was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 58th minute. Futbol San Nicolas's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 62 minutes into the match, Las Pulguitas Rugby's goalkeeper Generoso Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stergios Stefanoulis. In the 71st minute Cristo Berriotxoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Nuxila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stergios Stefanoulis's late challenge caught a Las Pulguitas Rugby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stergios Stefanoulis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, Futbol San Nicolas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stergios Stefanoulis to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Huly kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Stergios Stefanoulis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Freire was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Joel Aresti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Futbol San Nicolas's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Aresti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Generoso Freire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Las Pulguitas Rugby's Generoso Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stergios Stefanoulis in the 88th minute of play. Rodrigo Nuxila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Claude, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Las Pulguitas Rugby's Generoso Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stergios Stefanoulis in the 95th minute of play. After 96 played minutes Las Pulguitas Rugby got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Sanchez. Futbol San Nicolas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.