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Guasabaro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Andoni Saribiarte made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Loramendi Landaluce got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Musko Leyarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andoni Saribiarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the Guasabaro defense, Nerio Abril kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Severiano Cura. The Guasabaro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Severiano Cura should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Arnaiz in the 15th minute of play forced Guasabaro's goalkeeper Severiano Cura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Andoni Saribiarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Musko Leyarte was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After having played for 29 minutes, Nerio Abril managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nerio Abril was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nerio Abril received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Severiano Cura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Severiano Cura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Arnaiz's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Juan Arnaiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Lopez charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Lopez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 39 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Andoni Saribiarte came free, but Musko Leyarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolao Villaseñor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC Barcelona booed when Guasabaro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolao Villaseñor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Arnaiz to make the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Juan Arnaiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guasabaro's Severiano Cura was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute Andoni Saribiarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Musko Leyarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Tancredo Montoya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guasabaro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 67th minute, Jesco Vuelta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Jairo Valdueza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcones Briz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Musko Leyarte. FC Barcelona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 77 minutes, Juan Arnaiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Arnaiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Andoni Saribiarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 minutes of play, FC Barcelona's Nerio Abril made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severiano Cura was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guasabaro's Severiano Cura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Guasabaro from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Guasabaro's zone, Nerio Abril stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Severiano Cura came out of the goal and Nerio Abril tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 98 minutes into the match, Guasabaro's Andoni Saribiarte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Musko Leyarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The FC Barcelona supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Barcelona would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.