Concepción
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignacio Estebe started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Cristian Gilesindo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Concepción's Fulgencio Oihenarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Gilesindo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Oihenarte having to interfere. Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Mandalado FC from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute Ignacio Estebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ignacio Estebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eustaquio Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Arnulfo Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Mandalado FC's Cristian Gilesindo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fulgencio Oihenarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Eustaquio Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacio Estebe during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ignacio Estebe hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Mandalado FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Estebe came free, but Arnulfo Iratxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, Mandalado FC's Cristian Gilesindo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Oihenarte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Mandalado FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo got control of the ball when Eustaquio Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Eustaquio Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Mandalado FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Gilesindo to strike the kick off in the second half. Arnulfo Iratxo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ignacio Estebe went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Ignacio Estebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fulgencio Oihenarte made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Amadeo Txanton sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Concepción booed when Mandalado FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Tabb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aquilino Tabb kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes, Concepción's Hugo Benitez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnulfo Iratxo 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 Concepción reached it. After 66 minutes, Aquilino Tabb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mandalado FC and the Concepción players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mandalado FC's Aquilino Tabb got a free kick in the 66th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Generoso Batista during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Generoso Batista hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Eustaquio Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Arnulfo Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute Eustaquio Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Iratxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Batista in the 77th minute of play. Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Batista in the 81st minute of play. Amadeo Txanton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Fulgencio Oihenarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnulfo Iratxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Mandalado FC's Arnulfo Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Batista in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mandalado FC's goalkeeper Arnulfo Iratxo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Concepción getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Hugo Benitez hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Amadeo Txanton 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. Cristian Gilesindo 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. The Mandalado FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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