League

Plastic Beach Arena
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 5983, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) 3 minutes into the game, Ernesto Rooney cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marino Casado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Duda Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balesio Arraz in the 6th minute of play forced GorillaZ Team's goalkeeper Marino Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marino Casado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Barbosa in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balesio Arraz in the 10th minute of play forced GorillaZ Team's goalkeeper Marino Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marino Casado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duda Barbosa in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Balesio Arraz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marino Casado. GorillaZ Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Balesio Arraz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Pello Vazquez kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. GorillaZ Team's Marino Casado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Rooney in the 19th minute of play. Marino Casado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balesio Arraz in the 22nd minute of the match. After 25 minutes GorillaZ Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Balesio Arraz who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Balesio Arraz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marino Casado quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 27th minute Duda Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Casado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 minutes GorillaZ Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Balesio Arraz who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Balesio Arraz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marino Casado quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Zabal Diez's late challenge caught a XSX F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zabal Diez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of XSX F.C. booed when GorillaZ Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zabal Diez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st match minute, XSX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Paulo Domingues to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Balesio Arraz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marino Casado was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, Aniol Ramirez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aniol Ramirez's late challenge caught a XSX F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aniol Ramirez helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GorillaZ Team! When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Balesio Arraz sped through GorillaZ Team's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marino Casado. 46 minutes into the match, Ernesto Rooney had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marino Casado. GorillaZ Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernesto Rooney was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Walme Molina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes XSX F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Pello Vazquez. Marino Casado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Duda Barbosa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 54 minute of play. After 57 played minutes Duda Barbosa rounded GorillaZ Team's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-7. If Ernesto Rooney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Paulo Domingues struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Marino Casado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XSX F.C.. Marino Casado came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by XSX F.C.'s Balesio Arraz. But to his dismay, Balesio Arraz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Marino Casado made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Ernesto Rooney sent off a good shot on target. XSX F.C.'s Balesio Arraz got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, GorillaZ Team's goalkeeper Marino Casado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Balesio Arraz. After 78 played minutes GorillaZ Team got a freekick which was hit by Eladio Mangas. Marino Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duda Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Duda Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duda Barbosa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marino Casado came out and tried to block the shot, but Duda Barbosa slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 87th minute. The audience was convinced that Balesio Arraz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marino Casado was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The supporters of GorillaZ Team booed when XSX F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaio Losada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Balesio Arraz struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Marino Casado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XSX F.C.. After having played for 96 minutes, Duda Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. XSX F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Duda Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. XSX F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.