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Esparta Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Honorio Gaizko started the match with the kick off. If Flavio Janpier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anier Vitin fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Alesi F.C.'s protests and gave Anier Vitin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, El Alesi F.C.'s Anier Vitin got a free kick in the 5th minute. Anier Vitin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Jacinto Estebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Honorio Gaizko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Estebe having to interfere. Silvano Lucado made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Flavio Janpier sent off a good shot on target. El Alesi F.C.'s Silvano Lucado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Jobo in the 18th minute of play. Leonel Jobo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 21st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Flavio Janpier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Silvano Lucado made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Ezkerra during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Alesi F.C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Fabian Ezkerra hit a great ball. Esparta FC's Jacinto Estebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Acosta in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Honorio Gaizko 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. Jacinto Estebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Gaizko, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Anier Vitin scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacinto Estebe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Flavio Janpier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvano Lucado having to interfere. El Alesi F.C.'s Silvano Lucado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Jobo in the 39th minute of play. Flavio Janpier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Silvano Lucado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46thth minute of the game Anier Vitin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esparta FC's Jacinto Estebe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Esparta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Gaizko came free, but Jacinto Estebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half El Alesi F.C. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, Esparta FC's goalkeeper Jacinto Estebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Vitin. After 56 minutes, Jonas Montxo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esparta FC and the El Alesi F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, one of Esparta FC: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 Esparta FC. Flavio Janpier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Anier Vitin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacinto Estebe was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 70 minutes into the match, El Alesi F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Jobo came free, but Silvano Lucado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Alesi F.C.! The referee gave Esparta FC a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jonas Montxo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of El Alesi F.C.'s Silvano Lucado. 1-3. 1-4 became the score in the 80th minute when Honorio Gaizko elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Esparta FC's Leonel Jobo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvano Lucado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 85 played minutes El Alesi F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Saul Udalaitz. Silvano Lucado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Esparta FC's Leonel Jobo in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Alesi F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Jacinto Estebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Gaizko in the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to Esparta FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Hermengildo Luzea hit a great ball. Honorio Gaizko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermengildo Luzea kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. A hard shot by Amador Lucado from long distance, 99 minutes into the match, got Jacinto Estebe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. El Alesi F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.