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Estadio CARDENALES
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Allen Bannister got the match started through his kick off. Erasmo Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allen Bannister, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute, Pekin Akova hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Estudiantes LP getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ciriaco Blai hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Estudiantes LP's goal looked a bit too open when Allen Bannister came free, but Erasmo Lekubegi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Arotza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Janpier, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Estudiantes LP's goal looked a bit too open when Allen Bannister came free, but Erasmo Lekubegi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes of play, Estudiantes LP's Julian Cibran made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnaldo Arotza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anselmo Terciero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Erasmo Lekubegi made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Estudiantes LP's Victor Janpier got a free kick in the 34th minute. Domingo Millan kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Estudiantes LP's Ciriaco Blai got a free kick in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Lawrence to strike the kick off in the second half. Pekin Akova kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Erasmo Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allen Bannister in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Gualterio Harkaitz made a precise shot to the right of Erasmo Lekubegi. Estudiantes LP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Arnaldo Arotza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Cibran in the 64th minute. A collision led to Cardenales getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Domingo Millan hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, a hard, long distance shot from Salvador Izotz hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. After 74 minutes of play Estudiantes LP's Victor Janpier was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Victor Janpier kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Erasmo Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allen Bannister in the 77th minute of the match. The supporters of Cardenales booed when Estudiantes LP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Gregory didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erasmo Lekubegi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Terciero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erasmo Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allen Bannister in the 85th minute of the match. Salvador Izotz charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salvador Izotz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Estudiantes LP's Salvador Izotz got a free kick in the 88th minute. Estudiantes LP's Erasmo Lekubegi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Terciero in the 89th minute of play. Allen Bannister fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erasmo Lekubegi having to interfere. The supporters of Estudiantes LP booed when Cardenales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allen Bannister didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Estudiantes LP walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.