League

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 8610 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvito Helguera started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Nueva Adalucia booed when Cuatrodeocho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Larpe Cabrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Batuhin in the 9th minute of the match. Zacarías Font kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ryszard Rzentkowski in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rambo Jon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Alvito Helguera sped through Cuatrodeocho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rambo Jon. Rambo Jon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sol Rajoi in the 17th minute of the match. Larpe Cabrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Batuhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Sid Wilson kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Rambo Jon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Rzentkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that David Batuhin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Larpe Cabrera was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Larpe Cabrera didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 44th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Batuhin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rambo Jon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryszard Rzentkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nueva Adalucia's goalie prevented a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Murat Oberlack had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rambo Jon. Cuatrodeocho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murat Oberlack was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 71st minute Ryszard Rzentkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rambo Jon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nueva Adalucia's Andoitz Cartagena got a free kick in the 76th minute. Cuatrodeocho's Iván Villafane was substituted for David Batuhin. 84 minutes into the game, Cuatrodeocho's Iván Villafane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Larpe Cabrera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Rambo Jon came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Nueva Adalucia's Ryszard Rzentkowski. But to his dismay, Ryszard Rzentkowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Rambo Jon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Espinosa in the 94th minute of play.