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El Cilindro Stadium
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Rico in the 12th minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Rosendo Goren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Esteban Jerardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Arixo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cordona AFC! When the match had been going on for 21 minutes, Racing Club's Godfredo Seguinus got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cornelio Arixo. A collision led to Cordona AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Paulo Ekaitz hit a great ball. Rosendo Goren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Tallia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Racing Club's Paulo Pagomari got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Rico in the 42nd minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Rosendo Goren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aureliano Abeita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serafin Rico was the one to do the kick off. Cornelio Arixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Jerardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 minutes, Cristian Orzaize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cordona AFC and the Racing Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Cordona AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Orzaize to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Cordona AFC defense, Mariano Bittor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cornelio Arixo. The Cordona AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cornelio Arixo should have stopped the shot. If Orlando Osasun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the game, Esteban Jerardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Cornelio Arixo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 67 minutes, Esteban Jerardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club and the Cordona AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Racing Club's Esteban Jerardo got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Esteban Jerardo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Racing Club 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 Esteban Jerardo couldn't finish the play. Rosendo Goren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nereo Tallia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 78 minute of play. The supporters of Cordona AFC booed when Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Jerardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordona AFC's Nereo Tallia got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Serafin Rico took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Rosendo Goren to make any attempt to save it. Cornelio Arixo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteban Jerardo's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Isidro Hats lost his temper 96 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The Racing Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cordona AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Cordona AFC.