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Spectators: 6420 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ubaldo Iratxo made the kick off and thus started the match. Ivan Urdin's late challenge caught a velez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Urdin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Ivan Urdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rigoberto Intxixu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Cucao having to interfere. Emanuel Prejun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Teo Francho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernan George hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Chipaté defense, Domingo Txomin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iker Cucao. The Chipaté fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iker Cucao should have stopped the shot. If Ubaldo Iratxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albino Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Ubaldo Iratxo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teo Francho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. If Ubaldo Iratxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iker Cucao made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Rigoberto Intxixu sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in velez's zone, Ubaldo Iratxo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Francho came out of the goal and Ubaldo Iratxo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Emanuel Prejun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Francho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Iratxo in the 42nd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 59th minute, Miguel Matro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ubaldo Iratxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Teo Francho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rigoberto Intxixu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Iker Cucao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iker Cucao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Orkatz in the 74th minute of play. Emanuel Prejun made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 79thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Teo Francho would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Chipaté's Iker Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Orkatz in the 80th minute of play. Prudencio Sayveon's late challenge caught a velez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prudencio Sayveon helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Chipaté getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Prudencio Sayveon hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Rigoberto Intxixu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Chipaté's Iker Cucao. Iker Cucao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emanuel Prejun struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Teo Francho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chipaté. If Rigoberto Intxixu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chipaté's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.