League

La Playa
Spectators: 10980 (Terracing: 8236, Seating: 2525, VIP seats: 219) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dario Betzanos got the match started through his kick off. Gamus Rocha made in the 2nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gong Qi Fan. Dario Betzanos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nils Elmhuus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 11th minute of play forced Golden Dragón F.C's goalkeeper Hilario Pesquera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Constantijn De Hond made in the 13th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gong Qi Fan. Nils Elmhuus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Betzanos in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Golden Dragón F.C getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Fernandez Vizcarreto hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Dragón F.C's zone, Stelian Murgu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hilario Pesquera came out of the goal and Stelian Murgu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Dario Betzanos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils Elmhuus was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's Dario Betzanos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nils Elmhuus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Hilario Pesquera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gong Qi Fan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Hilario Pesquera made a huge save. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Betzanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gong Qi Fan to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Golden Dragón F.C got a freekick which was hit by Paşa Ali Rahmi. With a little luck, Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus got control of the ball when Dario Betzanos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Dario Betzanos put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nils Elmhuus. Feng Xu Yong kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Gong Qi Fan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hilario Pesquera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Nils Elmhuus was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Dario Betzanos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dario Betzanos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The supporters of Playa Malvín booed when Golden Dragón F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Betzanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Sandu Mândrilă replaced Jabier Igual. Golden Dragón F.C's Emre Bolat was substituted for Dario Betzanos. A sloppy throw-in by Paşa Ali Rahmi in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Playa Malvín's Constantijn De Hond. 82 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emre Bolat. Golden Dragón F.C's Hilario Pesquera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quinto Ampudia in the 87th minute of play. Quinto Ampudia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Hilario Pesquera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Playa Malvín booed when Golden Dragón F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modris Pavējš didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emre Bolat got free with Nils Elmhuus in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Golden Dragón F.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.