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Match Report
St. Emilio Perfecto
Spectators: 436 (Terracing: 328,
Seating: 100, VIP seats: 8) After some careless play in the Piernas Locas Crane FC defense, Yavuz Acabay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horacio Ishmael. The Piernas Locas Crane FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horacio Ishmael should have stopped the shot. Horacio Ishmael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niki Bundev, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Luciano Bertran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Lv Zhen Li made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Yavuz Acabay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horacio Ishmael was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 18 minutes of play, Yala's Niki Bundev made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Ishmael was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Yala booed when Piernas Locas Crane FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Bertran didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Luciano Bertran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piernas Locas Crane FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Bertran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lv Zhen Li breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute Jonathan Jobo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lv Zhen Li saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Segundo Ubelteso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Lv Zhen Li made a huge save. In the 38th minute Esteve Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Ishmael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Ishmael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niki Bundev's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Higinio Fidencio kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Lv Zhen Li was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Venancio Mark. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yavuz Acabay in the 46th minute of play forced Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalkeeper Horacio Ishmael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Segundo Ubelteso made a kick off. Lv Zhen Li made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Segundo Ubelteso in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, Piernas Locas Crane FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Mark to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niki Bundev got free with Horacio Ishmael in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yala's Lv Zhen Li played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Jobo in the 59th minute of play. Niki Bundev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Ishmael having to interfere. Horacio Ishmael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yavuz Acabay, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute of the match Yala got a corner. Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hong Peng Liang ran over to the corner to take the kick. Niki Bundev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lv Zhen Li made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Segundo Ubelteso in the 77th minute of play. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yala's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matias Pes was slow to take the kick. During this time Piernas Locas Crane FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Piernas Locas Crane FC's Matias Pes to fire away a dangerous shot which Lv Zhen Li despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Jonathan Jobo came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Piernas Locas Crane FC 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 Jonathan Jobo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Bundev in the 84th minute of play forced Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalkeeper Horacio Ishmael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lv Zhen Li showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Lv Zhen Li showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.
The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yala eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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