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Don Julio Roqe Ponce
Spectators: 7082 (Terracing: 5344, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Xabier got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Hugo Baumer made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto Roano. Pasion Bonsai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Ramon Cresenciano fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nuray's protests and gave Ramon Cresenciano a yellow card for diving instead. Igor Gorosti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Baumer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Roano having to make a save. After 16 minutes, Erasmo Silbestre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pasion Bonsai and the Nuray players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pasion Bonsai getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Erasmo Silbestre hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the game, Nuray's Hugo Baumer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacinto Roano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Nuray's goalkeeper Sixto Totakoxe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florencio Lauren. Saturnino Rocendo kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. If Igor Gorosti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Florencio Lauren scored 1-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sixto Totakoxe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacinto Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Baumer in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, one of Pasion Bonsai:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Nuray a penalty, 41 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Igor Gorosti, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pasion Bonsai's Jacinto Roano. 1-4. Nuray's Hugo Baumer got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Igor Gorosti made a kick off. Jacinto Roano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Gorosti in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Pasion Bonsai getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Humberto Sendoa hit a great ball. When Hugo Baumer came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Nuray 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 Hugo Baumer couldn't finish the play. Jacinto Roano didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 60th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. After 64 played minutes Nuray got a freekick which was hit by Saturnino Rocendo. When Hugo Baumer came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Nuray 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 Hugo Baumer couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Nuray's Igor Gorosti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacinto Roano. That made the score 1-6 after 70 minutes of play. In the 73rd minute, Baltasar Fonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Igor Gorosti 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. Pasion Bonsai's Jacinto Roano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Gorosti in the 79th minute of play. Igor Gorosti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 86 in the game by Hugo Baumer from a close distance when the talented Jacinto Roano managed to make a qualified save. Pasion Bonsai's players were relieved. Florencio Lauren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Sixto Totakoxe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Igor Gorosti notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Pasion Bonsai's Jacinto Roano. Jacinto Roano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Igor Gorosti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nuray's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Gorosti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Roano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuray played a much better game than Pasion Bonsai and deserved their victory. The Pasion Bonsai players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.