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Ballester
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5526, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aldo Cordarell took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacobo Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Izel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes Juan Jose Coria FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Danilo Abeita who took care of the corner kick. Danilo Abeita made a great header on Ballester FC's corner, it was just that Juan Jose Coria FC's Jacobo Jerold managed to reach the ball for a save. After 13 played minutes Juan Jose Coria FC got a freekick which was hit by Fox Fox. If Aldo Cordarell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 20 minutes, Freddy Dominic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juan Jose Coria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freddy Dominic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddy Dominic in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Desiderio Montxo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the game, Eustacio Leguizamón was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juan Jose Coria FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ballester FC the free kick. 44 minutes into the game, Tomas Boni cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jacobo Jerold was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Dominic to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Conrado Izel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Jerold was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jacobo Jerold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Boni in the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Juan Jose Coria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Boni came free, but Jacobo Jerold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Jose Coria FC's Jacobo Jerold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Boni in the 59th minute of play. Jacobo Jerold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Dodorol in the 62nd minute of the match. Jacobo Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Izel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Policarpio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Montxo having to interfere. If Adolfo Jon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 minutes, Gaston Mingo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juan Jose Coria FC and the Ballester FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Freddy Dominic kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Desiderio Montxo. That made the score 2-1 in the 80 minute of play. In the 90th minute, Juan Jose Coria FC's Eustaquio Nikola seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Eustaquio Nikola the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Juan Jose Coria FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Eustaquio Nikola had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 89 minutes into the game, one of Juan Jose Coria FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Ballester FC. Danilo Abeita stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jacobo Jerold. 3-1. After 98 played minutes Ballester FC got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Urtsua. Desiderio Montxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Ballester FC were the better team. Ballester FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.