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EL GIGANTE MENDOCINO
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 6) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Florencio Lauaxeta took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Dolfo in the 4th minute of play forced Nacimiento's goalkeeper German Intxixu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Intxixu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Jerico, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Florencio Lauaxeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erasmo Millrick's late challenge caught a Huevonaso S.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erasmo Millrick helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Huevonaso S.C. booed when Nacimiento was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Millrick didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 16 played minutes, Huevonaso S.C.'s Tadeo Mero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper German Intxixu 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 Huevonaso S.C. reached it. When Huevonaso S.C.'s Jacinto Dolfo in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nacimiento's goalie prevented a goal. Rene Frichoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florencio Lauaxeta went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Erasmo Millrick was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. Erasmo Millrick hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Clemente Ursino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of German Intxixu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Florencio Lauaxeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nacimiento's Florencio Lauaxeta got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Florencio Lauaxeta came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Nacimiento 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 Florencio Lauaxeta couldn't finish the play. After 47 minutes, Fausto Theodore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Huevonaso S.C. and the Nacimiento players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Huevonaso S.C.'s Fausto Theodore got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jacinto Dolfo was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Jacinto Dolfo made a precise shot to the right of German Intxixu. Nacimiento's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 59th minute Clemente Ursino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Intxixu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Jacinto Dolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Intxixu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Florencio Lauaxeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Ursino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fausto Theodore might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over German Intxixu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fausto Theodore ran back to his position shaking his head. German Intxixu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Jerico in the 75th minute of play. Jacinto Dolfo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Intxixu having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fausto Theodore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but German Intxixu was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 89th minute Fausto Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Intxixu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Huevonaso S.C.'s Fausto Theodore suffered a fractured collar bone after 95 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ermegildo Reyes during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tadeo Mero shot a long shot in the 97th minute and a light blocked German Intxixu hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 4-1. Huevonaso S.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nacimiento for a fine match.