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Pantanales
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Loiola Arrizabalaga kicked off to start the match. Cayo Merino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Blas Lucas made a huge save. Vincente Gatell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bela Sarantes in the 18th minute of play. Umbruso Charri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Uchire FC's Blas Lucas got control of the ball when Cayo Merino tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Uchire FC's goal looked a bit too open when Umbruso Charri came free, but Blas Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umbruso Charri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Blas Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Umbruso Charri kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Blas Lucas. That made the score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. Ritchie Cidiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vincente Gatell came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Uchire FC's Ritchie Cidiel. But to his dismay, Ritchie Cidiel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Uchire FC's Loiola Arrizabalaga got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Pantanales's Umbruso Charri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Blas Lucas. That made the score 2-1 after 48 minutes of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Umbruso Charri to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Loiola Arrizabalaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uchire FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Loiola Arrizabalaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vincente Gatell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Uchire FC's Blas Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umbruso Charri in the 63rd minute of play. Blas Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umbruso Charri in the 64th minute of the match. Umbruso Charri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Lucas having to interfere. Mendiko Moñiz's late challenge caught a Uchire FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mendiko Moñiz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pantanales getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Mendiko Moñiz hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Ritchie Cidiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Umbruso Charri took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Blas Lucas. Blas Lucas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Umbruso Charri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Lucas having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayo Merino in the 85th minute of play forced Uchire FC's goalkeeper Blas Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loiola Arrizabalaga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincente Gatell having to interfere. Ritchie Cidiel might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vincente Gatell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ritchie Cidiel ran back to his position shaking his head. When Gaskon Santalla fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pantanales's protests and gave Gaskon Santalla a yellow card for diving instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Uchire FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pantanales.