League

Caballa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anibal Ubendu started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Anibal Ubendu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Christian Xabat to make any attempt to save it. In the 15th minute, Anibal Ubendu 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Teofilo Selmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. 2PALA Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Teofilo Selmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Joey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Joey came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by 2PALA Team's Nestor Ibon. But to his dismay, Nestor Ibon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 20thth minute of the game Anibal Ubendu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 2PALA Team's Christian Xabat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, 2PALA Team's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Anibal Ubendu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When David Lain came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Caballa 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 David Lain couldn't finish the play. Anibal Ubendu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Xabat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to 2PALA Team getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Victoriano Arnau hit a great ball. Anibal Ubendu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Christian Xabat when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emanuel Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Selmo in the 43rd minute of play. David Lain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christian Xabat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Ubendu in the 49th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Nestor Ibon made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Teofilo Selmo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Emanuel Joey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Teofilo Selmo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Emanuel Joey made a huge save. After 64 played minutes Caballa got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Gartzi. Christian Xabat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anibal Ubendu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Nestor Ibon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Joey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that David Lain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Xabat was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Victoriano Arnau's late challenge caught a Caballa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victoriano Arnau helped the player get up and apologised. 79 minutes into the match, David Lain notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of 2PALA Team's Christian Xabat. Christian Xabat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anibal Ubendu in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christian Xabat saved 2PALA Team from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Silvio Primeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teofilo Selmo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teofilo Selmo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.