League

Mafia Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manel Gabaldon started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Mafia United defense, Jerano Verdeces kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sadurni Teigeiro. The Mafia United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sadurni Teigeiro should have stopped the shot. Felipo Cariga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadurni Teigeiro having to interfere. When Oliveiro Barrachina came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Aruco 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 Oliveiro Barrachina couldn't finish the play. Sadurni Teigeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerano Verdeces in the 13th minute of the match. Felipo Cariga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Jerano Verdeces managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aruco's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerano Verdeces was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sadurni Teigeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jerano Verdeces fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadurni Teigeiro having to interfere. With a little luck, Aruco's Siro Mañon got control of the ball when Columbo Banzo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Aruco's Felipo Cariga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sadurni Teigeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 29 played minutes Mafia United got a freekick which was hit by Martxel Argumosa. In the 30th minute, Oliveiro Barrachina 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. 34 minutes into the match, Oliveiro Barrachina notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Mafia United's Sadurni Teigeiro. Sadurni Teigeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Oliveiro Barrachina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aruco's Felipo Cariga got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jerano Verdeces received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Sadurni Teigeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliveiro Barrachina made a kick off. Oliveiro Barrachina struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Sadurni Teigeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aruco. Mafia United's Sadurni Teigeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerano Verdeces in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Oliveiro Barrachina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aruco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Oliveiro Barrachina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th match minute, Mafia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martxel Argumosa to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Omero Mirafuentes in the 62nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Sadurni Teigeiro's left hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Birjaio Ibarzabal during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jerano Verdeces received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Sadurni Teigeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Columbo Banzo in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siro Mañon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 68 in the game by Felipo Cariga from a close distance when the talented Sadurni Teigeiro managed to make a qualified save. Mafia United's players were relieved. Aruco's Siro Mañon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manel Gabaldon in the 69th minute of play. Siro Mañon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manel Gabaldon in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Birjaio Ibarzabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jerano Verdeces recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 73 minutes, Felipo Cariga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aruco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipo Cariga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sadurni Teigeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oliveiro Barrachina went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. In the 82ndth minute of the game Manel Gabaldon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aruco's Siro Mañon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Columbo Banzo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Mafia United 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 Columbo Banzo couldn't finish the play. When Felipo Cariga fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aruco's protests and gave Felipo Cariga a yellow card for diving instead. Felipo Cariga hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, one of Aruco:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aruco. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Oliveiro Barrachina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aruco's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliveiro Barrachina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sadurni Teigeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Siro Mañon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manel Gabaldon's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. Aruco played a much better game than Mafia United and deserved their victory. The Mafia United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.