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El Matabicho
Spectators: 7106 (Terracing: 5439, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cipriano Distiratsu started the match with the kick off. When Rene Oliverio came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Cubanea 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 Rene Oliverio couldn't finish the play. Rene Oliverio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Santos Eder 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. 14 minutes into the match, Pajalta's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Tibalt came free, but Arnulfo Kimetz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos Eder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Julio Jokin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rene Oliverio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Arnulfo Kimetz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cipriano Distiratsu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the game, one of Cubanea:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rene Oliverio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Kimetz having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Desiderio Tibalt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Kimetz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Santos Teofilio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cubanea's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Teofilio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnulfo Kimetz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Cubanea's Gavino Esquipula got a free kick in the 44th minute. When Simon Bertol fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cubanea's protests and gave Simon Bertol a yellow card for diving instead. Simon Bertol hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Oscar Gaskon's late challenge caught a Cubanea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Gaskon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute, Oscar Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Gavino Esquipula from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Arnulfo Kimetz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a rather tough play, Pajalta's Salvador Sendoa got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute, Salvador Sendoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rene Oliverio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Kimetz having to interfere. Desiderio Tibalt struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Arnulfo Kimetz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cubanea. 68 minutes into the match, Pajalta's goalkeeper Arnulfo Kimetz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rene Oliverio. Julio Jokin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santos Eder went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Leonardo Damario's late challenge caught a Pajalta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Damario helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pajalta booed when Cubanea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Damario didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Santos Eder made a precise shot to the right of Julio Jokin. Cubanea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Cubanea's Rene Oliverio got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cubanea's goalkeeper Julio Jokin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santos Eder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cubanea getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Leonardo Damario hit a great ball. Pajalta were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cubanea for a fine match.