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La gran muralla
Spectators: 6956 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1696, VIP seats: 60) Quintana Azcona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Independiente F.C.'s Gilmar Zaldain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintana Azcona in the 3rd minute of play. When Xian Zaton fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sapote's protests and gave Xian Zaton a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 played minutes Sapote got a freekick which was hit by Xian Zaton. Gilmar Zaldain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintana Azcona, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 10th match minute, Independiente F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos-Armando Guipuzcoa to maneuver through the defense. Gilmar Zaldain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quintana Azcona in the 16th minute of the match. A collision led to Independiente F.C. getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Omar Riera hit a great ball. Roque Puredo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilmar Zaldain. Independiente F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Independiente F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Quintana Azcona came free, but Gilmar Zaldain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hurtado Santiyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gilmar Zaldain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilmar Zaldain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hurtado Santiyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute Hurtado Santiyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilmar Zaldain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Quintana Azcona notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Independiente F.C.'s Gilmar Zaldain. Gilmar Zaldain was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Hurtado Santiyan came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Sapote 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 Hurtado Santiyan couldn't finish the play. Hurtado Santiyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Asencio Padierna made a kick off. Walter Narria charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walter Narria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Independiente F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walter Narria to maneuver through the defense. If Quintana Azcona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Independiente F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hurtado Santiyan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Quintana Azcona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Gilmar Zaldain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paiva Aberasturi in the 70th minute of play. If Quintana Azcona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hurtado Santiyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hurtado Santiyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hurtado Santiyan kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Omar Riera's late challenge caught a Sapote's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omar Riera helped the player get up and apologised. Omar Riera hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute Quintana Azcona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilmar Zaldain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Independiente F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sapote were clearly better and deserved to take the win.