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Estadio Drabble
Spectators: 6694 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) Piarres Teijons short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Honesto Villarruel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Drabble's Piarres Teijon got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Drabble's zone, Guilllermo Zarraga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luix Cabrero came out of the goal and Guilllermo Zarraga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd match minute, Espartanos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brais Marto to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Guilllermo Zarraga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luix Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Raimundo Oña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Beliran Galdeano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Espartanos's Honesto Villarruel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Verdaguer in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Brais Marto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espartanos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Drabble the free kick. When Drabble's Chico Verdaguer in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Espartanos's goalie prevented a goal. If Piarres Teijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Etxahun Solarriba's late challenge caught a Espartanos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Etxahun Solarriba helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, one of Drabble: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 Drabble. Drabble:s Luix Cabrero showed great skill when he stopped Eder Olasagasti:s penalty. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico Verdaguer to make the kick off. If Piarres Teijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Piarres Teijon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Honesto Villarruel was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. If Piarres Teijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 80 minutes, Piarres Teijon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drabble's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piarres Teijon 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 83rd minute Chico Verdaguer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honesto Villarruel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Oña hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The Espartanos fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Espartanos's Beliran Galdeano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Beliran Galdeano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Luix Cabrero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Drabble were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.