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CARDIGAN STADIUM
Spectators: 7426 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 110) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pablo Kauldi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Sergio Javiero 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Sendoa in the 8th minute of play forced Nirihau's goalkeeper Necip Veziroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Macario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Kauldi in the 14th minute of the match. Joel Macario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Ubendu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Baltasar Sendoa made a precise shot to the right of Necip Veziroğlu. Nirihau's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Team Swiftie FC booed when Nirihau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Kauldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeo Jurgi hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Baltasar Sendoa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Necip Veziroğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baltasar Sendoa in the 30th minute. Necip Veziroğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kjell-Arne Ivarsson's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Team Swiftie FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Leon Jacindo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Sergio Javiero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nirihau's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergio Javiero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Macario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kjell-Arne Ivarsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Necip Veziroğlu made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Baltasar Sendoa could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Necip Veziroğlu however easily saved by the left post. Ceferino Ubendu hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Necip Veziroğlu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Team Swiftie FC's Baltasar Sendoa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 44th match minute, Nirihau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Jurgi to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Cipriano Jakobe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baltasar Sendoa was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, one of Nirihau:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Team Swiftie FC a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kjell-Arne Ivarsson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nirihau's Necip Veziroğlu. 3-1. Necip Veziroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjell-Arne Ivarsson in the 58th minute of the match. When Sergio Javiero fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nirihau's protests and gave Sergio Javiero a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nirihau! The supporters of Nirihau booed when Team Swiftie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Millano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Pablo Kauldi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nirihau fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Necip Veziroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Millano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nirihau's Necip Veziroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Millano in the 85th minute of play. Kjell-Arne Ivarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gervasio Millano in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Necip Veziroğlu saved Nirihau from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Gervasio Millano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Necip Veziroğlu was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Joel Macario made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Pablo Kauldi sent off a good shot on target. When the referee ended the match the Team Swiftie FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.