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Aston Birra Stadium
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 100) Efrain Ekaitz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Aston Birra's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Gotzon came free, but Vadim Bitsadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efrain Ekaitz during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Aston Birra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efrain Ekaitz to maneuver through the defense. Aston Birra's Vadim Bitsadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Gotzon in the 10th minute of play. Fermin Pudes might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vadim Bitsadze. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fermin Pudes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute Fermin Pudes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vadim Bitsadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vadim Bitsadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fermin Pudes in the 18th minute of play. Fermin Pudes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Benard getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Generoso Eztebe hit a great ball. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Benard's goalkeeper Eustaquio Nicholas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Benard getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Pastor Vistruario hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Aquiles Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aston Birra's supporters rose to their feet, but Aquiles Xacintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eustaquio Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fermin Pudes to make the kick off. A collision led to Aston Birra getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Cosme Florian hit a great ball. After 55 minutes of play, Benard's Fermin Pudes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vadim Bitsadze was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Benard's Arnaldo Diaz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute of the match Elias Jesco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eustaquio Nicholas skillfully saved the ball. In the 66th match minute, Aston Birra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yamil Aquino to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Benard's Fermin Pudes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vadim Bitsadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Fermin Pudes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Benard fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 77 minutes, Generoso Eztebe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benard and the Aston Birra players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Benard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Generoso Eztebe to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aston Birra's goalkeeper Vadim Bitsadze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Yamil Aquino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eustaquio Nicholas. Benard's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yamil Aquino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. A collision led to Aston Birra getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Yamil Aquino hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Benard's Pastor Vistruario got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Benard supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Benard would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.