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Estadio Chacharramen
Spectators: 7095 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julian Belo started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Guillermo Sustrai got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hugo Elazar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 4 minutes, Roberto Munio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crotto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Munio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 11 minutes into the game, Arsenio Elia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chacharramendi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crotto the free kick. In the 11th match minute, Chacharramendi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Elia to maneuver through the defense. Crotto's Roberto Munio managed to work through Chacharramendi's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Roberto Munio dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 18 minutes into the match, Roberto Munio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaac Bertol. Chacharramendi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Munio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Chacharramendi's zone, Nunez Txindoki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaac Bertol came out of the goal and Nunez Txindoki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Anselmo Ekain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chacharramendi's Isaac Bertol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Crotto's Gerardo Dolfos tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Chacharramendi getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Arsenio Elia hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Crotto's Roberto Munio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isaac Bertol narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The wind increased when Roberto Munio made the kick off in the second half. Crotto's Hugo Elazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Sustrai in the 55th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Roberto Munio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crotto's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Munio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isaac Bertol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, Gerardo Dolfos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Chacharramendi's Isaac Bertol didn't even have to move. Samuel Musko's late challenge caught a Crotto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Musko helped the player get up and apologised. After 64 played minutes Chacharramendi got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Musko. Crotto's Gerardo Dolfos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 65th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Chacharramendi. A collision led to Crotto getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Gerardo Dolfos hit a great ball. When Celestino Koldobika fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crotto's protests and gave Celestino Koldobika a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Crotto:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chacharramendi:s goal. Roberto Munio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Bertol having to interfere. Isaac Bertol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Munio, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Pedro Dei hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Mikeldi in the 99th minute of play forced Chacharramendi's goalkeeper Isaac Bertol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Chacharramendi were victorious despite being under pressure from Crotto for much of the match.