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El gran Luis Ignacio
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Americo Aribau kicked off to start the match. Bittor Catala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Manrique having to interfere. Rocendo Heneses charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rocendo Heneses the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Elbanco FC got a freekick which was hit by Rocendo Heneses. 11 minutes into the match, Ma&Lu Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Carreño came free, but Hulberto Melendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elbanco FC's Gilabert Pellicer got a free kick in the 19th minute. Hulberto Melendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Abalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Hulberto Melendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Carreño in the 28th minute of play. Teofilo Carreño received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hulberto Melendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elbanco FC's Agustin Manrique proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Elbanco FC from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elbanco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Argina Sevillano was slow to take the kick. During this time Ma&Lu Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Elbanco FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Teofilo Carreño hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Ma&Lu Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Abalos came free, but Hulberto Melendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hulberto Melendo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Carreño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hulberto Melendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Abalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Hartz Masana's late challenge caught a Ma&Lu Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hartz Masana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Hartz Masana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Agustin Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Aribau in the 60th minute of play. Hulberto Melendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Carreño, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute, Elbanco FC's Teofilo Carreño ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hulberto Melendo. Hulberto Melendo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Hulberto Melendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Abalos in the 78th minute of play. Leheren Caño lost his temper 86 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ma&Lu Futbol Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Ma&Lu Futbol Club's Teofilo Blas got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, Gilabert Pellicer took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Hulberto Melendo to make any attempt to save it. The Ma&Lu Futbol Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Elbanco FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Elbanco FC.