League

Queen Park
Spectators: 9228 (Terracing: 6922, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Melchor Pueblo started the match with the kick off. Celso Poncio hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Juan Endira scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dobromir Szarmach, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dobromir Szarmach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Endira in the 6th minute of the match. Galrazaya's Melchor Pueblo got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Juan Endira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dobromir Szarmach. • REGINA •'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Endira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Csaba Markovits scored 1-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danilo Sugoi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Danilo Sugoi made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Laureano Primeiro sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in • REGINA •'s zone, Juan Endira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dobromir Szarmach came out of the goal and Juan Endira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Pueblo in the 31st minute of play forced • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Dobromir Szarmach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of • REGINA • booed when Galrazaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Martínez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Galrazaya's Danilo Sugoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Primeiro in the 32nd minute of play. When Galrazaya's Melchor Pueblo in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye • REGINA •'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Dobromir Szarmach, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dobromir Szarmach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melchor Pueblo in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Laureano Primeiro made a kick off. • REGINA •'s Dobromir Szarmach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melchor Pueblo in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Jeremias Lehoi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danilo Sugoi. Galrazaya's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeremias Lehoi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Danilo Sugoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Lehoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Melchor Pueblo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dobromir Szarmach was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Dobromir Szarmach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomero Orland in the 73rd minute of play. Galrazaya made a substitution. Jose Pelayo replaced Melchor Pueblo. Galrazaya's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juan Endira in the 76th minute. The corner led Galrazaya's Juan Endira to fire away a dangerous shot which Dobromir Szarmach despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jose Pelayo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Dobromir Szarmach made a huge save. In the 80th minute Laureano Primeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Sugoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Primeiro in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Sugoi saved Galrazaya from getting behind. The referee felt a red card was in order, 87 minutes into the game, when Albano Henrico put in a rough tackle. • REGINA • made a substitution. Meng Chuan Yong replaced Csaba Markovits. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Galrazaya:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of • REGINA •:s goal. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Fryderyk Kanczuszewski sped through Galrazaya's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Danilo Sugoi. Galrazaya's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.