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GiuFa Arena
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcial Matro made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, GiuFa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Unai to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tate Querido FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Benigno Sugar hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Tate Querido FC's Aquilino Manuelo got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Abelardo Soin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Pastor Frans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tate Querido FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Urbasa in the 20th minute of play forced GiuFa FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Severino Urbasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Urbasa took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Vidal. Bernardo Vidal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. GiuFa FC's Bernardo Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Edorta in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Urbasa in the 31st minute of play forced GiuFa FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisito Edorta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardo Vidal having to make a save. Luisito Edorta struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Bernardo Vidal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tate Querido FC. After 39 played minutes Tate Querido FC got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Gaspard. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Marcial Matro took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Leo Libertad to make any attempt to save it. 46 minutes into the match, GiuFa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Frans came free, but Bernardo Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Severino Urbasa was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Urbasa got free with Bernardo Vidal in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Severino Urbasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leo Libertad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Matro in the 61st minute of play. Bernardo Vidal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luisito Edorta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 63 minute of play. If Pastor Frans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Severino Urbasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Vidal having to interfere. Pastor Frans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Bernardo Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Marcial Matro came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the GiuFa FC 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 Marcial Matro couldn't finish the play. Severino Urbasa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Bernardo Vidal 80 minutes into the match. Severino Urbasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Vidal having to interfere. If Severino Urbasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Tate Querido FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GiuFa FC throughout the match.