League

Galaxy
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaime Abeitia kicked off to start the match. Anastasio Chus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Ixidor in the 3rd minute of play. Anacleto Ixidor might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anastasio Chus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anacleto Ixidor ran back to his position shaking his head. If Anacleto Ixidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaime Abeitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Artemio Gines had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. juiiiiiraa's Jaime Abeitia got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind juiiiiiraa's goalkeeper Anastasio Chus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anastasio Chus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Ubarna in the 29th minute of the match. ZionTeam were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after juiiiiiraa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Natalio Gai took the corner. Leandro Mendebal kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Jaime Abeitia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Alejo Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ZionTeam's zone, Artemio Gines stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejo Txilar came out of the goal and Artemio Gines tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Leo Caetano fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored juiiiiiraa's protests and gave Leo Caetano a yellow card for diving instead. Leo Caetano hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nereo Ubarna made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, juiiiiiraa's Artemio Gines sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejo Txilar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 54 minutes into the game, Artemio Gines cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alejo Txilar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57th minute, Juan Matthew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the game, Faustino Emenon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. juiiiiiraa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZionTeam the free kick. After a rather tough play, juiiiiiraa's Faustino Emenon got a free kick in the 59th minute. Juan Matthew's late challenge caught a ZionTeam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Matthew helped the player get up and apologised. Juan Matthew kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Anastasio Chus acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Natalio Gai. In the 67th minute, Artemio Gines 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. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by ZionTeam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Celso Oinatz was slow to take the kick. During this time juiiiiiraa's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Jaime Abeitia heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Anacleto Ixidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastasio Chus having to interfere. Camilo Benet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ZionTeam's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.