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Estadio Meliana
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Batalla started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Meliana's goal looked a bit too open when Chico Vidales came free, but Marco-Antonio Nunez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Vidales in the 9th minute of play forced Meliana's goalkeeper Marco-Antonio Nunez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Chico Vidales's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco-Antonio Nunez was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Will Appleton kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Augustin Negreanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco-Antonio Nunez having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico Vidales in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco-Antonio Nunez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 19 minutes into the match, Meliana's goal looked a bit too open when Augustin Negreanu came free, but Marco-Antonio Nunez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Batalla came free, but Sixto Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Chico Vidales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 24 minutes into the match, Meliana's goal looked a bit too open when Chico Vidales came free, but Marco-Antonio Nunez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nàstic de Tarragona's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aratz Rico was slow to take the kick. During this time Meliana's players had a chance to rest. Meliana's Aratz Rico was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sixto Fraco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sixto Fraco made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Lucjan Penkalski sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Meliana's zone, Augustin Negreanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco-Antonio Nunez came out of the goal and Augustin Negreanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sixto Fraco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Batalla in the 35th minute of play. Chico Vidales took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco-Antonio Nunez. Marco-Antonio Nunez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 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 Chico Vidales to strike the kick off in the second half. Lucjan Penkalski hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Nàstic de Tarragona's Åke Palmquist was substituted for Nicodemo Valines. Nàstic de Tarragona made a substitution. Joan Oriol replaced Abdülhak Savgat. After a rather tough play, Meliana's Lucjan Penkalski got a free kick in the 60th minute. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nesto Camara, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Chico Vidales fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco-Antonio Nunez having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joan Oriol got free with Marco-Antonio Nunez in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Molina, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Batalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's goal looked a bit too open when Nesto Camara came free, but Sixto Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Meliana fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Meliana's Martin Batalla looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Iñaki Portillo struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Marco-Antonio Nunez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nàstic de Tarragona. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.