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La Gran Friendzone
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vimaro Villachica got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Sportomar's Gilesindo Samaniego got a free kick in the 6th minute. Adolfo Izarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harkaitz Bardeci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Edmundo Mauriz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yambu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmundo Mauriz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ibon Conill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timoteo Oznayo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After having played for 20 minutes, Rigoberto Urtarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Sportomar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rigoberto Urtarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Harkaitz Bardeci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yambu FC's goalkeeper Adolfo Izarra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Yambu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Harkaitz Bardeci came free, but Adolfo Izarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Harkaitz Bardeci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Izarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harkaitz Bardeci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Yambu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Harkaitz Bardeci came free, but Adolfo Izarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Harkaitz Bardeci made a precise shot to the right of Adolfo Izarra. Yambu FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Ur Banda notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Sportomar's Ibon Conill. Ibon Conill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rigoberto Urtarte to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Yambu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Urtarte came free, but Adolfo Izarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Sportomar's Ibon Conill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vimaro Villachica in the 58th minute of play. Ur Banda struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ibon Conill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yambu FC. A collision led to FC Sportomar getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gilesindo Samaniego hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harkaitz Bardeci got free with Adolfo Izarra in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 64 played minutes Rigoberto Urtarte rounded Yambu FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. In the 67th minute, Adolfo Mascarañas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rigoberto Urtarte succeeded in the game's 72nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. Ibon Conill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ur Banda in the 75th minute of the match. Harkaitz Bardeci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Adolfo Izarra successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Rigoberto Urtarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Yambu FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Edmundo Mauriz hit a great ball. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yambu FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlo Zuaza was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Sportomar's players had a chance to rest. Carlo Zuaza made a great header on FC Sportomar's corner, it was just that Yambu FC's Adolfo Izarra managed to reach the ball for a save. When the final whistle sounded FC Sportomar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Yambu FC.