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Sunchal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Siro Sesuldo kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Hector Saturnin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcelino Lluc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Sustrai in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelino Lluc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelino Lluc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Saturnin in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Oid Mortales's Leonardo Aurken got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Hector Saturnin notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Oid Mortales's Marcelino Lluc. Marcelino Lluc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eduardo Chepe took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcelino Lluc. Oid Mortales's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute, Alberto Bixintxo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Oid Mortales getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Leonardo Aurken hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Marcial Damario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Nuipi's Marco Garaile got control of the ball when Jaime Senin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marco Garaile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Sesuldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After the first half Nuipi were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hector Saturnin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jaime Senin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Marco Garaile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Siro Sesuldo 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. The supporters of Nuipi booed when Oid Mortales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Aurken didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Alberto Bixintxo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. When Eduardo Erlantz came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Oid Mortales 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 Eduardo Erlantz couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Saturnin in the 68th minute of play forced Oid Mortales's goalkeeper Marcelino Lluc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Eduardo Erlantz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oid Mortales's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Erlantz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Oid Mortales's Marcelino Lluc got control of the ball when Hector Saturnin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Nuipi's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Inge came free, but Marco Garaile reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Siro Sesuldo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Garaile having to make a save. In the 82nd match minute, Nuipi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Gaizkine to maneuver through the defense. After 84 played minutes Hector Saturnin rounded Oid Mortales's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Nuipi's zone, Eduardo Erlantz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Garaile came out of the goal and Eduardo Erlantz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Nuipi defense, Siro Sesuldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Garaile. The Nuipi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Garaile should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nuipi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.