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Estadio Xirivella
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eduardo Pantoja kicked off to start the match. Vizokas F.C.'s Mariano Andujar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Espiridion Caminero in the 3rd minute of play. Pericles Zárate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Pantoja, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vizokas F.C.'s goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Gumersindo Camaño left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Xirinella fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Pantoja in the 19th minute of play forced Sporting Xirinella's goalkeeper Pericles Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pericles Zárate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Pantoja, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Pantoja in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pericles Zárate prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 28 minutes, Haimar Valdivia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vizokas F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Haimar Valdivia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Sporting Xirinella's Miltiadis Maltezakis got a free kick in the 29th minute. Pericles Zárate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haimar Valdivia in the 35th minute of the match. Pericles Zárate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haimar Valdivia in the 38th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis-Enrique Padilla made a kick off. A collision led to Vizokas F.C. getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Lluis Gómez hit a great ball. Eduardo Pantoja's late challenge caught a Sporting Xirinella's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo Pantoja helped the player get up and apologised. Sporting Xirinella's Vistruario Zárate was substituted for Flavio Echavarri. The supporters of Sporting Xirinella booed when Vizokas F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Pantoja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bartolomé Cacheres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Pericles Zárate made a huge save. After 64 minutes of play Vizokas F.C.'s Eduardo Pantoja 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. A collision led to Vizokas F.C. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Eduardo Pantoja hit a great ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Luis-Enrique Padilla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vizokas F.C.'s Mariano Andujar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pericles Zárate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomé Cacheres in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Sporting Xirinella got a freekick which was hit by Gumersindo Camaño. Máximo Puig hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vizokas F.C. getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Eli Cainzos hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Gumersindo Camaño managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Xirinella's supporters rose to their feet, but Gumersindo Camaño was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariano Andujar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pericles Zárate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomé Cacheres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentino Ruiz struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Pericles Zárate didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vizokas F.C.. In the 90th match minute, Sporting Xirinella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Cantiello to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Bartolomé Cacheres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pericles Zárate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Haimar Valdivia came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Vizokas F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Haimar Valdivia couldn't finish the play.