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Spectators: 7074 (Terracing: 5306, Seating: 1627, VIP seats: 141) Nereo Iratxo made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dep. ALBA! In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Sportivo Noha. Felipe Birila stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Genaro Lizardi. 0-1. Felipe Birila scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Genaro Lizardi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th minute Felipe Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Lizardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nereo Iratxo might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anastasio Geleberto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nereo Iratxo ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Dep. ALBA's zone, Epifanio Urtats stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genaro Lizardi came out of the goal and Epifanio Urtats tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Genaro Lizardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Birila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Felipe Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Lizardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Sportivo Noha's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Iratxo came free, but Anastasio Geleberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genaro Lizardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Birila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28 minutes of play, Sportivo Noha's Felipe Birila made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genaro Lizardi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Felipe Birila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genaro Lizardi was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Dep. ALBA's Genaro Lizardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Birila in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Epifanio Urtats got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Dep. ALBA's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Birila came free, but Genaro Lizardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epifanio Urtats struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Genaro Lizardi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Noha. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Eufrasio during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 41 played minutes Dep. ALBA got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Eufrasio. Genaro Lizardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Urtats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44thth minute of the game Felipe Birila who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dep. ALBA's Genaro Lizardi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Dep. ALBA's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Birila came free, but Genaro Lizardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benigno Pelagius charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benigno Pelagius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sportivo Noha booed when Dep. ALBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Pelagius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 47 played minutes, Sportivo Noha's Erasmo Romero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Genaro Lizardi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sportivo Noha reached it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felipe Birila made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Felipe Birila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dep. ALBA's Genaro Lizardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Birila in the 54th minute of play. If Felipe Birila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Donato Ramone put in a rough tackle. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dep. ALBA! In the 61st minute, Sportivo Noha got a penalty, and Felipe Birila placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Dep. ALBA's zone, Felipe Birila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genaro Lizardi came out of the goal and Felipe Birila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the match, Dep. ALBA's goalkeeper Genaro Lizardi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Epifanio Urtats. Genaro Lizardi made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Epifanio Urtats sent off a good shot on target. Felipe Birila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Genaro Lizardi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Felipe Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Lizardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genaro Lizardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Birila, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Epifanio Urtats's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Genaro Lizardi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. When Benigno Pelagius was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. Sportivo Noha made a substitution. Sixto Saturnin replaced Eugenio Urtats. The supporters of Sportivo Noha booed when Dep. ALBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Pelagius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erasmo Romero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 99th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Genaro Lizardi. Dep. ALBA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match was over Sportivo Noha could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dep. ALBA throughout the match.