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Legacy Arena
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norberto Niva took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, SPEO F.C.'s Ralf Brenner ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Igor Pacorro. Igor Pacorro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Gavino Ongile could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Igor Pacorro however easily saved by the left post. Bumipunco's Norberto Niva got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dario Mattin hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Igor Pacorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Gartzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gaztea in the 16th minute of play forced SPEO F.C.'s goalkeeper Alvaro Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Gaztea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Lorien having to interfere. Norberto Niva struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Alvaro Lorien didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bumipunco. Cristobal Gartzea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Igor Pacorro made a huge save. Lorenzo Arias might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvaro Lorien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Arias ran back to his position shaking his head. If Gavino Ongile had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 minutes, Gavino Ongile mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPEO F.C. and the Bumipunco players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Marcelo Gaztea fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bumipunco's protests and gave Marcelo Gaztea a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SPEO F.C. booed when Bumipunco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Gaztea didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, SPEO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Arias came free, but Alvaro Lorien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Bumipunco's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristobal Gartzea fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Igor Pacorro was a little too slow when Gavino Ongile got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-0. Igor Pacorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Brenner in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ralf Brenner to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Bumipunco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Elorri to maneuver through the defense. Gavino Ongile scored 3-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Igor Pacorro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Igor Pacorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Gartzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to SPEO F.C. getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Laureano Laurgain hit a great ball. When Cristobal Gartzea fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SPEO F.C.'s protests and gave Cristobal Gartzea a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SPEO F.C.'s Cristobal Gartzea got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Bumipunco's goal looked a bit too open when Cristobal Gartzea came free, but Igor Pacorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Pacorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Brenner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Ralf Brenner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPEO F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Bumipunco's Lorenzo Arias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alvaro Lorien. That made the score 4-1 after 72 minutes of play. Igor Pacorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Gartzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When Lorenzo Arias came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Bumipunco 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 Lorenzo Arias couldn't finish the play. Norberto Niva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Lorien having to interfere. Cristobal Gartzea might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Pacorro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristobal Gartzea ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of SPEO F.C. booed when Bumipunco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Olivar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Cristobal Gartzea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Pacorro was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Alvaro Lorien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Niva in the 90th minute of play. If Lorenzo Arias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anacleto Olivar's late challenge caught a SPEO F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anacleto Olivar helped the player get up and apologised. 95 minutes into the game, one of Bumipunco:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. There was no doubt that SPEO F.C. were the better team. SPEO F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.