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Jarasayatu
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bittor Arevalo kicked off to start the match. When Nacional 1947's Bittor Arevalo in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jarasayatu FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 7 minutes of play, Nacional 1947's Domenico Forcat made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nardo Arrate was left in no man's land by his defense there! Domenico Forcat hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Nardo Arrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bittor Arevalo in the 13th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Domenico Forcat made a precise shot to the right of Nardo Arrate. Jarasayatu FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Jarasayatu FC's Piarres Matamoro got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Eate Obies got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Piarres Matamoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nardo Arrate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bittor Arevalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Domenico Forcat 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. The audience was convinced that Bittor Arevalo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nardo Arrate was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Mikeldi Morlote made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Eate Obies sent off a good shot on target. After the first half Nacional 1947 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Losado made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Jarasayatu FC's Ronaldo Trasviña got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Nacional 1947's Mikeldi Morlote played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Losado in the 56th minute of play. Mikeldi Morlote showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Losado, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute Eate Obies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikeldi Morlote saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domenico Forcat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nardo Arrate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Jarasayatu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitor España to maneuver through the defense. Bittor Arevalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nardo Arrate having to interfere. Nardo Arrate made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bittor Arevalo in the 72nd minute. Bittor Arevalo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Nardo Arrate made a huge save. Nacional 1947's Domenico Forcat got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Domenico Forcat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jarasayatu FC's Nardo Arrate proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Jarasayatu FC from getting a goal against them. In the 86th match minute, Nacional 1947 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nayely Ucero to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Eate Obies ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikeldi Morlote was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Nacional 1947's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.