League

Estadio Hoyón
Spectators: 7092 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Excursionistas's Nestor Unai started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With his leg Mateo Enaut managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Excursionistas's Anacleto Dantel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Anacleto Dantel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mateo Enaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eustaquio Gonzo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zacarias Aimar went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 15th minute, Nestor Unai reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mateo Enaut. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Excursionistas's goalkeeper Eustaquio Gonzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Faustino Pirmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Eustaquio Gonzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cecilio Laurgain during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Excursionistas getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cecilio Laurgain hit a great ball. With a little luck, Maruchas FC's Mateo Enaut got control of the ball when Anacleto Dantel tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Maruchas FC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Maruchas FC's Faustino Pirmin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Zacarias Aimar came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Maruchas FC 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 Zacarias Aimar couldn't finish the play. Faustino Pirmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Eustaquio Gonzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mateo Enaut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Unai in the 47th minute of play. If Nestor Unai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Maruchas FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zacarias Aimar was the one to do the kick off. Eustaquio Gonzo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zacarias Aimar's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Faustino Pirmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Eustaquio Gonzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zacarias Aimar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Eustaquio Gonzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Geronimo Hug fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Excursionistas's protests and gave Geronimo Hug a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Maruchas FC booed when Excursionistas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geronimo Hug didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faustino Pirmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Gonzo having to interfere. Nestor Unai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Enaut having to interfere. When Cecilio Laurgain was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 89 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Maruchas FC's Basilio Aznaro got a free kick in the 95th minute. Fermin Rosio's late challenge caught a Excursionistas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fermin Rosio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th minute, Fermin Rosio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Maruchas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.