League

James Lawrence
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pastor Michael made the kick off which started today's match. Zacarias Tabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Michael in the 5th minute of play. If Tobias Gamus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Jounin Team's zone, Gabriel Gregory stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Tabor came out of the goal and Gabriel Gregory tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orlando Millan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucio Orkatz went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 14 minutes into the game, Camilo Pabla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jounin Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iron Cowboy FC the free kick. In the 16th minute, Lucio Orkatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Gregory recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zacarias Tabor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pastor Michael showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. In the 26th minute Tobias Gamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Millan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Jounin Team getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Camilo Pabla hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lucio Orkatz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Orlando Millan was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Tobias Gamus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Millan having to interfere. Zacarias Tabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Michael, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Tallia in the 37th minute of play forced Jounin Team's goalkeeper Zacarias Tabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Tallia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicolas Nafarroa's late challenge caught a Iron Cowboy FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicolas Nafarroa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th match minute, Jounin Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Nafarroa to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Iron Cowboy FC's Eulalio Tallia got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 41st minute, Eulalio Tallia fired away an extremely well hit free kick, but unfortunately the ball went just outside to the right hand side of Zacarias Tabor. Pastor Michael struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Zacarias Tabor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iron Cowboy FC. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucio Orkatz to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Iron Cowboy FC's goalkeeper Orlando Millan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobias Gamus. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tobias Gamus got free with Orlando Millan in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Jounin Team's zone, Gabriel Gregory stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Tabor came out of the goal and Gabriel Gregory tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pastor Michael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Eulalio Tallia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Tabor was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Cowboy FC's zone, Lucio Orkatz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Millan came out of the goal and Lucio Orkatz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pastor Michael scored 3-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zacarias Tabor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jounin Team's Zacarias Tabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Gregory in the 76th minute of play. Lucio Orkatz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando Millan having to make a save. If Eulalio Tallia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Tobias Gamus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacarias Tabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anibal Camerino in the 87th minute of play. Eulalio Tallia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Zacarias Tabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jounin Team's Zacarias Tabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Gregory in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, Iron Cowboy FC's Orlando Millan got control of the ball when Tobias Gamus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gabriel Gregory sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iron Cowboy FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.