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Estadio Lipeo
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Serafin Eneko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Mattin in the 4th minute of the match. Tiburcio Izotz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tiburcio Izotz came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Mandrake 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 Tiburcio Izotz couldn't finish the play. A collision led to La Almironeta getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Modesto Lope hit a great ball. Dante Gumaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Izotz in the 16th minute of play. Epifanio Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Eneko having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Marcelino Thomas sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Almironeta's Dante Gumaro didn't even have to move. After 28 minutes, Felipe Todor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Almironeta and the Mandrake players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, one of La Almironeta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for La Almironeta. The referee gave Mandrake a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Marcelino Thomas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of La Almironeta's Dante Gumaro. 0-1. Epifanio Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Eneko having to interfere. Mandrake's Serafin Eneko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Mandrake from getting a goal against them. 40 minutes into the game, Mandrake's Venancio Laurendi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Gumaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 46 minutes in the game, Epifanio Eleazar fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Serafin Eneko having to interfere. Serafin Eneko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Eleazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half Mandrake were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Epifanio Eleazar to make the kick off. Serafin Eneko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Gaufred in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Mandrake's Tiburcio Izotz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Gumaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Venancio Laurendi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Dante Gumaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiburcio Izotz scored 0-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Gumaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Mandrake's Venancio Laurendi in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Almironeta's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of La Almironeta booed when Mandrake was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Niva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Felipe Todor sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Mandrake's Serafin Eneko didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amador Mattin during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Lorenzo Gaufred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tiburcio Izotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Modesto Lope was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Almironeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mandrake the free kick. Modesto Lope hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Venancio Laurendi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Gumaro having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mandrake walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.