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Guatica
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Batista Betancurt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Piearres Ramallal's late challenge caught a Cojore FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Piearres Ramallal helped the player get up and apologised. Turi Salcines hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cojore FC's zone, Batista Betancurt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodas Forcen came out of the goal and Batista Betancurt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodas Forcen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rius Andibidria went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Batista Betancurt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rodas Forcen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Batista Betancurt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodas Forcen was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. If Batista Betancurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elizardo Yurre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kepa Palencia in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Leoncio Robina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Guatica FC's Piearres Ramallal shot a high long ball. Cojore FC's goalkeeper was lucky when the ball hit the right post and out. Cojore FC's Rodas Forcen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Cojore FC from getting a goal against them. Batista Betancurt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rodas Forcen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Turi Salcines hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Batista Betancurt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Rodas Forcen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cojore FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Batista Betancurt 44 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 51st minute Rius Andibidria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodas Forcen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Batista Betancurt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodas Forcen having to make a save. Guatica FC's Elizardo Yurre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leoncio Robina in the 56th minute of play. If Rius Andibidria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eufemio Palenciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batista Betancurt took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodas Forcen. Rodas Forcen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Batista Betancurt came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Guatica FC 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 Batista Betancurt couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute, Turi Salcines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cojore FC's zone, Haroldo Rallo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodas Forcen came out of the goal and Haroldo Rallo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kepa Palencia got free with Elizardo Yurre in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kepa Palencia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eufemio Palenciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elizardo Yurre having to interfere. Batista Betancurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodas Forcen having to interfere. Rius Andibidria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Rodas Forcen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guatica FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.