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Goicó
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Danilo Ricart took the kick off in the first half of the match. Danilo Ricart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the game, Danilo Ricart cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Epifanio Gaskon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Reynaldo Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Diagur blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santos Ciano having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gervasio Bitxintxo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Ciano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 32 minutes of play, NOB AFC's Danilo Ricart made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Epifanio Gaskon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enrique Diagur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Diagur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Santos Ciano made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gervasio Bitxintxo to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Danilo Ricart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NOB AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Ricart was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Danilo Ricart came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the NOB AFC 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 Danilo Ricart couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when NOB AFC's Danilo Ricart fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Danilo Ricart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Epifanio Gaskon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Danilo Ricart managed to get in a good position for a shot. NOB AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Danilo Ricart was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Epifanio Gaskon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Epifanio Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Ricart in the 74th minute of the match. Maximiliano Tuste took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Epifanio Gaskon. Goicó's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Enrique Diagur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Ciano having to interfere. Reynaldo Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Gervasio Bitxintxo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Ciano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Baladi got free with Epifanio Gaskon in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Goicó's Epifanio Gaskon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Etxatxu in the 94th minute of play. Bernabe Galsino charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernabe Galsino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 95 played minutes Goicó got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Galsino.