League

UE Seva
Spectators: 7581 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 34) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frankie Yankovich made the kick off which started today's match. Fidel Higuera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitin Verdu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Alacuart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Marino Barba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Lundström in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marino Barba saved UE Seva from getting behind. In the 15th minute Frankie Yankovich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Barba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidel Higuera made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Dominic Cortes sent off a good shot on target. In the 21stth minute of the game Frankie Yankovich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UE Seva's Marino Barba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Gitarriu's Frankie Yankovich in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UE Seva's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute, Felix Alacuart made a precise shot to the right of Marino Barba. UE Seva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Marino Barba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Lundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valerio Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Joel Lundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Marino Barba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. UE Seva's Marino Barba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frankie Yankovich in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Gitarriu's Felix Alacuart nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marino Barba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. If Frankie Yankovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Gitarriu fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Gitarriu's Frankie Yankovich looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marino Barba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frankie Yankovich in the 46th minute of the match. The UE Seva players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gitarriu were winning 1-5.

Frankie Yankovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marino Barba having to interfere. Marino Barba was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Joel Lundström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Lundström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. UE Seva's Marino Barba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrio Cabanela in the 58th minute of play. Frankie Yankovich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Marino Barba skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Joel Lundström came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Gitarriu 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 Joel Lundström couldn't finish the play. Felix Alacuart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the game, Felix Alacuart cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Marino Barba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the game, Joel Lundström recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marino Barba. Joel Lundström showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. In the 72nd minute of the match, Frankie Yankovich got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marino Barba was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Lundström in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marino Barba saved UE Seva from getting behind. Demetrio Cabanela received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marino Barba came out and tried to block the shot, but Demetrio Cabanela slotted it home off the left post making it 1-10 in the 78th minute. When Demetrio Cabanela came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Gitarriu 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 Demetrio Cabanela couldn't finish the play. Marino Barba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xiao Jun Liang went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-11 was the resulting score. Marino Barba came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Gitarriu's Felix Alacuart. But to his dismay, Felix Alacuart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-12. In the 96th minute Joel Lundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Barba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Gitarriu left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than UE Seva.