League

Negro Batalla
Spectators: 7052 (Terracing: 5290, Seating: 1622, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flavio Abadia kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Luisito Eztebe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LAS PALMERAS and the elsimio players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, LAS PALMERAS's Luisito Eztebe got a free kick in the 4th minute. Flavio Abadia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Kismi having to interfere. If Paolo Leizarraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Enzo Loco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Kismi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Placido Kismi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Abadia's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Flavio Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luisito Eztebe hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Flavio Abadia made a precise shot to the right of Placido Kismi. LAS PALMERAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Flavio Abadia sped through LAS PALMERAS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Placido Kismi. After a defensive mix-up in LAS PALMERAS's zone, Flavio Abadia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Placido Kismi came out of the goal and Flavio Abadia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of LAS PALMERAS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of elsimio:s goal. Placido Kismi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Abadia in the 32nd minute of the match. Paolo Leizarraga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 36 minutes, Flavio Abadia made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. LAS PALMERAS's Placido Kismi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luisito Eztebe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The elsimio fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when elsimio's Flavio Abadia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The LAS PALMERAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. elsimio were winning 0-6.

In the 54th minute, Enzo Loco 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. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Flavio Abadia got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Flavio Abadia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Kismi was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. elsimio's Eduardo Rubio got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Flavio Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Abadia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Placido Kismi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Flavio Abadia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Kismi was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Flavio Abadia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Kismi having to interfere. After some careless play in the LAS PALMERAS defense, Flavio Abadia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Placido Kismi. The LAS PALMERAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Placido Kismi should have stopped the shot. Flavio Abadias short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Placido Kismi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Flavio Abadias short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Placido Kismi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in LAS PALMERAS's zone, Eduardo Rubio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Placido Kismi came out of the goal and Eduardo Rubio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Eduardo Rubio 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 a defensive mix-up in LAS PALMERAS's zone, Flavio Abadia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Placido Kismi came out of the goal and Flavio Abadia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Flavio Abadia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Placido Kismi made a huge save. elsimio played a much better game than LAS PALMERAS and deserved their victory. The LAS PALMERAS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.