League

Estadio Ascasubi
Spectators: 5101 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tadeo Firman started the match with the kick off. Nicolas Etxatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Cordairo in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 7th minute Elpidio Cordairo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Etxatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valentin Garoa kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Tadeo Firman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Samuel Loiola made a huge save. The supporters of Nicolas AFC booed when BARCELONA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atalay Vargın didn't get a good kick on the ball. BARCELONA FC made a substitution. Tiburcio Gonsalvo replaced Federico Miro. In the 20th match minute, BARCELONA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atalay Vargın to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Lekubegi got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tiburcio Gonsalvo. With his leg Samuel Loiola managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Nicolas AFC's Tadeo Firman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nicolas Etxatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Cordairo in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, one of BARCELONA FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BARCELONA FC. When the match had been going on for 26 minutes, Nicolas AFC's Tadeo Firman got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Samuel Loiola. In the 29th minute Elpidio Cordairo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Etxatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Elpidio Cordairo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Etxatxu was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Nicolas Etxatxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Cordairo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, BARCELONA FC's Salvador Eduino got a free kick in the 34th minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Jeremias Ibon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nicolas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Ibon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute, Prospero Bikendi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Tiburcio Gonsalvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulises Ixidor might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuel Loiola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulises Ixidor ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd minute, Tadeo Firman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Loiola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Firman in the 44th minute of the match. Samuel Loiola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulises Ixidor in the 45th minute. BARCELONA FC's Samuel Loiola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Firman in the 46th minute of play. With a little luck, BARCELONA FC's Samuel Loiola got control of the ball when Tadeo Firman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Cordairo to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeo Firman in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Loiola saved BARCELONA FC from getting behind. Samuel Loiola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeo Firman, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Elpidio Cordairo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nicolas AFC's Nicolas Etxatxu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 61st minute, Elpidio Cordairo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BARCELONA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Demiralp Taygun charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Demiralp Taygun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Demiralp Taygun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Loiola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeo Firman, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When Atalay Vargın fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BARCELONA FC's protests and gave Atalay Vargın a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeo Firman in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Loiola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicolas Etxatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Cordairo in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Nicolas AFC's Tadeo Firman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Loiola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Nicolas AFC made a substitution. Evaristo Leoncio replaced Domingo Iaki. BARCELONA FC's Raul Bastian was substituted for Rigoberto Brun. 84 minutes into the match, Tadeo Firman notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of BARCELONA FC's Samuel Loiola. Samuel Loiola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. For all the effort they put into the match, the BARCELONA FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nicolas AFC.