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Cosuenda Estadio
Spectators: 7461 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1827, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodolfo Rossello started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Alvar Buenafuente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cotinho F.C and the Cosuenda players grew even worse after the yellow card. 8 minutes into the game, Cotinho F.C's Olo Rienda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herberto Riba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Olo Rienda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herberto Riba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When %teams%'s Jose-Enrique Reina was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-1 just inside the left pole, 17 minutes into the game. Godofredo Cuervas was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Rossello in the 22nd minute of play forced Cosuenda's goalkeeper Herberto Riba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Rodolfo Rossello made a precise shot to the right of Herberto Riba. Cosuenda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Garikoitz Jauregui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herberto Riba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Cotinho F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manel Laredo to maneuver through the defense. If Garikoitz Jauregui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosuenda's goalkeeper Herberto Riba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Olo Rienda might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Herberto Riba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olo Rienda ran back to his position shaking his head. The attack was good, but when Rodolfo Rossello in the 36th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Herberto Riba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olo Rienda in the 39th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Garikoitz Jauregui made a precise shot to the right of Herberto Riba. Cosuenda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. When Rodolfo Rossello came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Cotinho 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 Rodolfo Rossello couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jose-Enrique Reina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Nacho Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Rossello in the 58th minute of play forced Cosuenda's goalkeeper Herberto Riba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cosuenda's Nesor Escurza got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Rodolfo Rossello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes in the game, Garikoitz Jauregui fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Herberto Riba having to interfere. Edur Gene charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edur Gene the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cotinho F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Cosuenda a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jose-Enrique Reina, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cotinho F.C's Godofredo Cuervas. 2-3. Herberto Riba was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodolfo Rossello showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 76 minute of play. In the 81st minute, Cotinho F.C's Rodolfo Rossello dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. After 87 minutes, Bela Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cosuenda and the Cotinho F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bela Ribeiro hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When Cotinho F.C's Rodolfo Rossello in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosuenda's goalie prevented a goal. Rodolfo Rossello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cosuenda's Herberto Riba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Rossello in the 96th minute of play. Cotinho F.C's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.