League

La Caldera
Spectators: 5840 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 200, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zeca Maranhense got the match started through his kick off. When Leo Blanco fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futbol Champagne's protests and gave Leo Blanco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Maravilla booed when Futbol Champagne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Blanco didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Frans Zwartkruis put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jeremias Ledesma. Frans Zwartkruis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremias Ledesma having to make a save. Baltasar Umbruso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jeremias Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Maravilla's Frans Zwartkruis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremias Ledesma narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Vinhas in the 13th minute of play forced Futbol Champagne's goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Frans Zwartkruis hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the game, Maravilla's Frans Zwartkruis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremias Ledesma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Jeremias Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Umbruso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Baltasar Umbruso hit a great ball. Damaso Jokin made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rosendo Bemabe. Severo Bonifaco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeca Maranhense in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Frans Zwartkruis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes in the game Damaso Jokin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Rosendo Bemabe. In the 47th minute, one of Maravilla:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Maravilla. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frans Zwartkruis was the one to do the kick off. 66 minutes into the game, Isidoro Mikelar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futbol Champagne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maravilla the free kick. In the 66th match minute, Futbol Champagne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Mikelar to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 67 minutes, Damaso Jokin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maravilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Jokin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frans Zwartkruis, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Maravilla's Bebeto Vinhas got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Isidoro Mikelar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Ledesma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frans Zwartkruis in the 73rd minute. When Rosendo Bemabe fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maravilla's protests and gave Rosendo Bemabe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Rosendo Bemabe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bebeto Vinhas hit a great ball. Leo Blanco hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The Futbol Champagne supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Maravilla's performance. The match ended with a win for Maravilla.