League

Philip J. Fry
Spectators: 7313 (Terracing: 5486, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Generoso Su kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Planet Express was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Paul to maneuver through the defense. If Abelardo Egun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 7 minutes into the match, Emiliano Xabel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zeledon Montrelle, 1-0. In the 10th minute Feliciano Raitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeledon Montrelle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 played minutes Marucha FC got a freekick which was hit by Denis Felo. 16 minutes into the match, Anier Ladio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zeledon Montrelle, 3-0. Emiliano Xabel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Zeledon Montrelle made a huge save. Zeledon Montrelle didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Planet Express's Feliciano Raitin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Feliciano Raitin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Zeledon Montrelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anier Ladio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Zeledon Montrelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 36 in the game by Emiliano Xabel from a close distance when the talented Zeledon Montrelle managed to make a qualified save. Marucha FC's players were relieved. Planet Express's Feliciano Raitin got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Abelardo Egun came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Planet Express 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 Abelardo Egun couldn't finish the play. Emiliano Xabel struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Zeledon Montrelle didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Planet Express. Marucha FC's Zeledon Montrelle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Marucha FC from getting a goal against them. When Nicolas Delfino fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marucha FC's protests and gave Nicolas Delfino a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Planet Express booed when Marucha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Delfino didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

After having played for 52 minutes, Anier Ladio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Planet Express's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anier Ladio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Anier Ladio came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Planet Express 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 Anier Ladio couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Marucha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Xabel came free, but Zeledon Montrelle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 60th minute of the match Nicolas Delfino completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nicolas Delfino a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Marucha FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nicolas Delfino hit a great ball. After 63 minutes of play, Planet Express's Anier Ladio made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zeledon Montrelle was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Norberto Kelemen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeledon Montrelle was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. When Abelardo Egun came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Planet Express 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 Abelardo Egun couldn't finish the play. Zeledon Montrelle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Egun in the 74th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Marucha FC's zone, Norberto Kelemen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeledon Montrelle came out of the goal and Norberto Kelemen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Planet Express fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! Laureano Oroitz went to the wrong direction when Delmar Abecia was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Zeledon Montrelle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Raitin in the 82nd minute of play. Planet Express's Norberto Kelemen got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Emiliano Xabel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Norberto Kelemen came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Planet Express 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 Norberto Kelemen couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Planet Express's Anier Ladio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zeledon Montrelle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zeledon Montrelle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Tauro, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Zeledon Montrelle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliciano Raitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. If Anier Ladio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeledon Montrelle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Raitin in the 94th minute of play. Abelardo Egun kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Planet Express's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.