League

Villa Warcalde
Spectators: 7286 (Terracing: 5467, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norberto Luzea took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Iguana FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Herminio Montae hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Iguana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chu Di Jun came free, but Atilano Gaizkine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iguana FC's Herminio Montae got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Iguana FC's Carmelo Roland got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to Iguana FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Herminio Montae hit a great ball. Smitten FC's Romulo Loiola got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atilano Gaizkine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Luzea in the 19th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Chu Di Jun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smitten FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Chu Di Jun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atilano Gaizkine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Smitten FC's Norberto Luzea in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iguana FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute, Chu Di Jun 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. After a defensive mix-up in Iguana FC's zone, Norberto Luzea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atilano Gaizkine came out of the goal and Norberto Luzea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Iguana FC's Atilano Gaizkine got control of the ball when Romulo Loiola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romulo Loiola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atilano Gaizkine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Luzea in the 41st minute of the match. Atilano Gaizkine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Luzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Chan was the one to do the kick off. Norberto Luzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chu Di Jun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute, Norberto Luzea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atilano Gaizkine was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severino Bento during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match had been going on for 61 minutes, Iguana FC's Vinicio Belmiro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Robert Lidberg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Chan got free with Robert Lidberg in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Norberto Luzea in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atilano Gaizkine saved Iguana FC from getting behind. In the 69th minute, Norberto Luzea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atilano Gaizkine was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Di Jun in the 72nd minute of play forced Iguana FC's goalkeeper Atilano Gaizkine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Norberto Luzea put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Atilano Gaizkine. After 78 minutes, Norberto Luzea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smitten FC and the Iguana FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the match, Norberto Luzea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Atilano Gaizkine. Iguana FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norberto Luzea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Norberto Luzea in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atilano Gaizkine saved Iguana FC from getting behind. Severino Bento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Norberto Luzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the game, Jeremias Umea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smitten FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iguana FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Smitten FC's Jeremias Umea got a free kick in the 90th minute. 97 minutes into the game, Norberto Luzea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Atilano Gaizkine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Smitten FC had played much better football throughout.