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Balcosna
Spectators: 6642 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santos Iratze kicked off to start the match. Mario Izotz struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Eleuterio Vargas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Navia. Eleuterio Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Izotz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 8 minutes, Mario Izotz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Izotz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th minute Mario Izotz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Izotz in the 17th minute of play forced piston's goalkeeper Eleuterio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in piston's zone, Mario Izotz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eleuterio Vargas came out of the goal and Mario Izotz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eleuterio Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evelio Cambranes in the 21st minute of play. Mario Izotz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eleuterio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Izotz, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Pascual Tadzio fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Navia's protests and gave Pascual Tadzio a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of piston booed when Navia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Tadzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abelardo Elia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Iratze, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Eleuterio Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Izotz in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evelio Cambranes in the 39th minute of play forced piston's goalkeeper Eleuterio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Evelio Cambranes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Tadzio in the 45th minute of play forced piston's goalkeeper Eleuterio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleuterio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Izotz, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Izotz was the one to do the kick off. Mario Izotz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Eleuterio Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eleuterio Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Izotz, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Evelio Cambranes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Eleuterio Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascual Tadzio was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of piston booed when Navia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Tadzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Mundo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Navia's Evelio Cambranes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eleuterio Vargas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of piston booed when Navia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Izotz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evelio Cambranes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 88 played minutes Niceto Ostadar rounded piston's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Evelio Cambranes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navia's supporters rose to their feet, but Evelio Cambranes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Vargas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mario Izotz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eleuterio Vargas having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evelio Cambranes in the 95th minute of play forced piston's goalkeeper Eleuterio Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The piston fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Navia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.