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Estadio Picasso
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Conrado Vito started the match with the kick off. Ezequiel Argoitz stood somewhat misplaced when Froilan Cresenciano came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. Ezequiel Argoitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximo Dayam in the 8th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Froilan Cresenciano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Picasso's supporters rose to their feet, but Froilan Cresenciano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Argoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Froilan Cresenciano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Argoitz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Picasso's goal looked a bit too open when Braulio Otsoko came free, but Justino Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Generoso Mancio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Ismael Gaztea in the 26th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Picasso's Maximo Dayam. The audience was convinced that Froilan Cresenciano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Argoitz was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Generoso Mancio might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Argoitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Generoso Mancio ran back to his position shaking his head. 42 minutes into the match, Conrado Vito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Justino Abaunza. Picasso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conrado Vito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 45 minutes into the game, Froilan Cresenciano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ezequiel Argoitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

If Maximo Dayam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Picasso's Justino Abaunza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Vito in the 59th minute of play. Domingo Rosalio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Argoitz having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Braulio Otsoko managed to get in a good position for a shot. NOMBRE OFENSIVO CAMBIARLO's supporters rose to their feet, but Braulio Otsoko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Justino Abaunza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ezequiel Argoitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Cresenciano went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Picasso's zone, Amancio Eli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justino Abaunza came out of the goal and Amancio Eli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 75th minute Conrado Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justino Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justino Abaunza made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Braulio Otsoko sent off a good shot on target. Ezequiel Argoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Koldobika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 86 minutes, Froilan Cresenciano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Picasso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Cresenciano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Froilan Cresenciano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ezequiel Argoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Picasso players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.