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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rene Restu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Teodosio Urtats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Cordairo Torrente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodosio Urtats was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 16 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Amado Handi. After 16 played minutes, Parque Europa FC's Omar Vila shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teodosio Urtats came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Parque Europa FC reached it. Teodosio Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordairo Torrente in the 18th minute of the match. Luis Galnares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Sosa in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Gustavo Costas got a free kick in the 27th minute. Valery Cardeñosa scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodosio Urtats, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Deportivo Balvanera's Teodosio Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cordairo Torrente in the 39th minute of play. Teodosio Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cordairo Torrente, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half Parque Europa FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cordairo Torrente was the one to do the kick off. Luis Galnares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Restu in the 52nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordairo Torrente got free with Teodosio Urtats in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustavo Costas hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordairo Torrente got free with Teodosio Urtats in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Bonifacio Estavan replaced Ernesto Argoitz. 1-1 became the score in the 66th minute when Omar Fliz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Santiago Sosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Luis Galnares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodosio Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cordairo Torrente, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Deportivo Balvanera's Igor Olo was substituted for Ramiro Quin. When Cordairo Torrente came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Parque Europa FC 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 Cordairo Torrente couldn't finish the play. Teodosio Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cordairo Torrente in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Teo Oinatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Deportivo Balvanera's Teodosio Urtats got control of the ball when Cordairo Torrente tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Teruel in the 96th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Teodosio Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.