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Burzaco
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hector Nicholas started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Benjamin Lekubegi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sol y Verde Fc.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navarro the free kick. In the 5th match minute, Sol y Verde Fc. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Lekubegi to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Sol y Verde Fc.'s goal looked a bit too open when Angel Min came free, but Martin Ricart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sol y Verde Fc.'s zone, Angel Min stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Ricart came out of the goal and Angel Min tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Angel Min came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Navarro 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 Angel Min couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Sol y Verde Fc.'s zone, Angel Min stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Ricart came out of the goal and Angel Min tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Laerte Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Ricart having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Navarro's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Nicholas came free, but Gaston Arano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angel Min might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Ricart. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angel Min ran back to his position shaking his head. Erich Wiesenhofer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Martin Ricart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Navarro's Angel Min got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Min in the 38th minute of play forced Sol y Verde Fc.'s goalkeeper Martin Ricart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes, Navarro's Primitivo Faro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Martin Ricart came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Navarro reached it. With a little luck, Navarro's Gaston Arano got control of the ball when Vinicio Quintin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Vinicio Quintin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sol y Verde Fc.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Vinicio Quintin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angel Min stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Angel Min had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laerte Berger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sol y Verde Fc.'s goalkeeper Martin Ricart, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Vinicio Quintin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaston Arano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 65 played minutes Sol y Verde Fc. got a freekick which was hit by Vinicio Quintin. Nicasio Santana's late challenge caught a Navarro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicasio Santana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute of the match Bruno Txurio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Ricart showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Danilo Egoitz kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Angel Min could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Martin Ricart made a huge save. Gaston Arano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Quintin in the 77th minute of the match. Angel Min could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Martin Ricart made a huge save. Laerte Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 84 minutes of play, Sol y Verde Fc.'s Vinicio Quintin made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaston Arano was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sol y Verde Fc.'s goalkeeper Martin Ricart, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Angel Min managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navarro's supporters rose to their feet, but Angel Min was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Ricart breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Navarro's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Sol y Verde Fc. had won, even though Navarro had held more of the ball.