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Estadio Almafuerte
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angel Tipi kicked off to start the match. Redondo AFC's Artemio Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Gil in the 5th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Gipuzkoa got free with Artemio Nicholas in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Tipi in the 13th minute of play forced Almafuerte's goalkeeper Marciano Cordara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Enrique Gipuzkoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artemio Nicholas was a little too slow when Enrique Gipuzkoa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 2-0. Marciano Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Oihan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marciano Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Luar in the 31st minute of the match. Angel Tipi took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marciano Cordara. Marciano Cordara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Artemio Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Odol in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Gipuzkoa in the 40th minute of play forced Redondo AFC's goalkeeper Artemio Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Nestor Oihan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Gipuzkoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artemio Nicholas having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrique Gipuzkoa in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artemio Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Evelio Eztebe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enrique Gipuzkoa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Haroldo Odol 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. Angel Tipi hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrique Gipuzkoa in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artemio Nicholas saved Redondo AFC from getting behind. When Enrique Gipuzkoa came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Almafuerte 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 Enrique Gipuzkoa couldn't finish the play. Almafuerte made a substitution. Ruben Ibon replaced Haroldo Odol. Artemio Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Gipuzkoa in the 80th minute of play. Marciano Cordara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Tipi in the 82nd minute of play. Almafuerte's Inocencio Maju was substituted for Fernando Txordon. In the 92ndth minute of the game Enrique Gipuzkoa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Redondo AFC's Artemio Nicholas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artemio Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Gipuzkoa's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Almafuerte fully deserved thier win.