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Pipas Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guaberto Marquez kicked off to start the match. Julio Garcia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gorka Verdeja's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Gorka Verdeja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Garcia having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Antero Abrego ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fermín Figueres was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Pipas's Fermín Figueres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guaberto Marquez in the 15th minute of play. Julio Garcia made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Lorencio March sent off a good shot on target. If Bernabé Climent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd match minute, Bitem - Dani Jarque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egoitz Cardeñosa to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bitem - Dani Jarque booed when Pipas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gorka Verdeja didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorencio March got free with Julio Garcia in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Enrico Titos came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Pipas 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 Enrico Titos couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute, one of Bitem - Dani Jarque: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 Bitem - Dani Jarque. After having played for 41 minutes, Gorka Verdeja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pipas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gorka Verdeja 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 44th match minute, Bitem - Dani Jarque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aparicio Alvarez to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Bitem - Dani Jarque's goal looked a bit too open when Bernabé Climent came free, but Julio Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Gorka Verdeja made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Bitem - Dani Jarque's Egoitz Cardeñosa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fermín Figueres was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorka Verdeja, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Julio Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduino Teruel in the 59th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Bitem - Dani Jarque's goal looked a bit too open when Gorka Verdeja came free, but Julio Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 65 minutes into the game, when Walme Viqueira put in a rough tackle. In the 65th minute, one of Bitem - Dani Jarque: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 Bitem - Dani Jarque. In the 66th minute there was a penalty for Pipas. Bernabé Climent stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Garcia. 2-2. If Lorencio March had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Pipas's Fermín Figueres got control of the ball when Marco Serena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gorka Verdeja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Julio Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fermín Figueres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egoitz Cardeñosa in the 74th minute. Julio Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gorka Verdeja in the 76th minute of the match. Antero Abrego received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fermín Figueres came out and tried to block the shot, but Antero Abrego slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pipas's zone, Egoitz Cardeñosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fermín Figueres came out of the goal and Egoitz Cardeñosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Antero Abrego kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fermín Figueres. That made the score 2-4 in the 87 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorencio March in the 92nd minute of play forced Bitem - Dani Jarque's goalkeeper Julio Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bitem - Dani Jarque getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Antero Abrego hit a great ball. Gorka Verdeja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Julio Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorencio March sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chants of Bitem - Dani Jarque echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Pipas had held the ball for most of the match.