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Sporting Pombero
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eriberto Guifre got the match started through his kick off. Sporting Pombero's Lucio Poletti suffered a concussion in the 2nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 2 minutes into the game, Eriberto Guifre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altobillo F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Pombero the free kick. After a rather tough play, Altobillo F.C's Eriberto Guifre got a free kick in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Sporting Pombero's Aquilino Arnas got a free kick in the 5th minute. Placido Marquez came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Pombero's Christian Urtzi. But to his dismay, Christian Urtzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gogo Bras during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 17 minutes into the game, one of Altobillo F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Sporting Pombero a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Christian Urtzi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Altobillo F.C's Placido Marquez. 2-0. Camilo Balesio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Placido Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 played minutes Altobillo F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gogo Bras. 35 minutes into the match, Altobillo F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Balesio came free, but Placido Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoldo Isaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Camilo Balesio fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Camilo Balesio to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Christian Urtzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Marquez was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Camilo Balesio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 62 minutes, Christian Urtzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Pombero's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Urtzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Christian Urtzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sporting Pombero's Christian Urtzi got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Balesio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Christian Urtzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Camilo Presebal hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Urtzi in the 74th minute of play forced Altobillo F.C's goalkeeper Placido Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Urtzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Camilo Balesio notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Altobillo F.C's Placido Marquez. Placido Marquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the match, Altobillo F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Balesio came free, but Placido Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Placido Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camilo Balesio in the 91st minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sporting Pombero had played much better football throughout.