League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celedonio Bernat started the match with the kick off. If Jonatan Toribio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Jeronimo Ondino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th match minute, Lions Pride FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Hechter to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Marcos Diegotxe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions Pride FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croacia Fc the free kick. The supporters of Croacia Fc booed when Lions Pride FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Diegotxe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Nereo Galo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croacia Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Nereo Galo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Theodore breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Celedonio Bernat made a precise shot to the right of Humberto Beila. Croacia Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to Lions Pride FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Lorenzo Perpinya hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celedonio Bernat got free with Humberto Beila in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Croacia Fc getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cirilo Johans hit a great ball. Humberto Beila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celedonio Bernat in the 29th minute. Humberto Beila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Tono in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Celedonio Bernat notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Croacia Fc's Humberto Beila. Humberto Beila was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Jonatan Toribio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Jacinto Tono came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Lions Pride 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 Jacinto Tono couldn't finish the play. When Simon Hechter fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lions Pride FC's protests and gave Simon Hechter a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Simon Hechter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernabe Gabrio to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Celedonio Bernat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions Pride FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celedonio Bernat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Simon Hechter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Beila having to interfere. Jonatan Toribio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Humberto Beila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Beila didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lions Pride FC's Celedonio Bernat shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 62 minutes into the game, Esteve Lohitzun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions Pride FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croacia Fc the free kick. In the 61st minute, one of Lions Pride FC: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 Lions Pride FC. Nereo Galo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Croacia Fc's Humberto Beila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Bernat in the 64th minute of play. If Jacinto Tono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 minutes of play, Lions Pride FC's Celedonio Bernat made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Beila was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Toribio in the 71st minute of play forced Croacia Fc's goalkeeper Humberto Beila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croacia Fc's Humberto Beila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Toribio in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Simon Hechter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions Pride FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Hechter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celedonio Bernat scored 5-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Humberto Beila, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Humberto Beila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Timo in the 83rd minute of play. Celedonio Bernat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Celedonio Bernat came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Lions Pride 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 Celedonio Bernat couldn't finish the play. Simon Hechter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute, Celedonio Bernat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions Pride FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. When the referee ended the match the Lions Pride FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.