League

Macuaya
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vicente Machuca got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Lucrețiu Ghelmegean cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zorion Cepeda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Josias Tocalanza hit a great ball. Zulia FC's Zorion Cepeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Ghelmegean in the 8th minute of play. Rosendo Naves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Machuca in the 11th minute of the match. Victoriano Gizon charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victoriano Gizon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to EMINEM ICE FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Victoriano Gizon hit a great ball. Leoncio Buerga took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zorion Cepeda. Zorion Cepeda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Zulia FC's Zorion Cepeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leoncio Buerga in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Victoriano Gizon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zorion Cepeda was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Zorion Cepeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Ghelmegean in the 22nd minute of play. Iago Munibe kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Josias Tocalanza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Rosendo Naves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zulia FC's Llorienzo Diez suffered a concussion after 29 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evis Toralino during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, EMINEM ICE FC's Evis Toralino got a free kick in the 30th minute. Zorion Cepeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Ghelmegean in the 33rd minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, EMINEM ICE FC's Leoncio Buerga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zorion Cepeda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Zorion Cepeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leoncio Buerga in the 44th minute of the match. When EMINEM ICE FC's Victoriano Gizon in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zulia FC's goalie prevented a goal. After the first half EMINEM ICE FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leoncio Buerga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rosendo Naves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Machuca in the 55th minute of the match. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Zeruko Bolantin hit a great ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zulia FC's goalkeeper Zorion Cepeda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Zulia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Perfecto Arri came free, but Zorion Cepeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Zulia FC's goalkeeper Zorion Cepeda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victoriano Gizon. If Leoncio Buerga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes in the game, Leoncio Buerga fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zorion Cepeda having to interfere. With a little luck, Zulia FC's Zorion Cepeda got control of the ball when Victoriano Gizon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 78th minute, Zeruko Bolantin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gai Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the EMINEM ICE FC 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 Gai Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. Victoriano Gizon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Evis Toralino made in the 86th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Victoriano Gizon. EMINEM ICE FC's Leoncio Buerga got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Xabat Braña fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EMINEM ICE FC's protests and gave Xabat Braña a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 played minutes EMINEM ICE FC got a freekick which was hit by Xabat Braña. EMINEM ICE FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.