League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Santa Margarita's Gerardo Lordi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, La Mitad Mas Uno's Cristian Abella got control of the ball when Andréas Hasselqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th minute, Andréas Hasselqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Mitad Mas Uno's Anastasio Goren was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pontus Nordström in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cristian Abella didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Santa Margarita's Witomir Pisarczyk shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Pontus Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauã Nóbrega in the 31st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Lordi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Abella was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After 35 minutes La Mitad Mas Uno's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enzo Peruxu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Santa Margarita's Enzo Peruxu to fire away a dangerous shot which Cristian Abella despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Ponc in the 36th minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Abella stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerardo Lordi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Santa Margarita were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after La Mitad Mas Uno's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enzo Peruxu took the corner. Santa Margarita's Enzo Peruxu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristian Abella in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Andréas Hasselqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Witomir Pisarczyk in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Abella prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquin Ponc to make the kick off. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauã Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 minutes of play, Santa Margarita's Gerardo Lordi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Abella was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute Gerardo Lordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Abella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Gerardo Lordi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Abella. La Mitad Mas Uno's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerardo Lordi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 62nd minute Mauro Icardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Abella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, La Mitad Mas Uno's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Icardi came free, but Cristian Abella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Celio hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Mauro Icardi might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Abella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Icardi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Mitad Mas Uno's goalkeeper Cristian Abella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A throw-in in the 78th minute of the game was made by Fabrício Cunha with Joaquin Ponc as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Mauro Icardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mauro Icardi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Mauro Icardi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Abella was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Cristian Abella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Mitad Mas Uno's Cristian Abella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Icardi in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Mauro Icardi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Abella was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1.