League

Macuaya
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. Leonel Mesquita started the match with the kick off. Zorion Cepeda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Melani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Sven-Åke Granberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zorion Cepeda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Mesquita in the 6th minute of play forced Zulia FC's goalkeeper Zorion Cepeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Åke Granberg scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zorion Cepeda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Zulia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Åke Granberg came free, but Zorion Cepeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deportivo Galicia were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Zulia FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bruno Romo took the corner. Deportivo Galicia's Bruno Romo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zorion Cepeda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 13 minutes into the match, Zulia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Mesquita came free, but Zorion Cepeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Zulia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fedele Melani came free, but Zorion Cepeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Fedele Melani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zorion Cepeda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zorion Cepeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Romo in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Sven-Åke Granberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zorion Cepeda was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 22nd minute, Fedele Melani made a precise shot to the right of Zorion Cepeda. Zulia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 27thth minute of the game Leonel Mesquita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zulia FC's Zorion Cepeda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Romo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Osasun Verde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Llorienzo Diez hit a great ball. Zorion Cepeda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Mesquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zorion Cepeda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Åke Granberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Jurand Cwenar 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. 44 minutes into the game, Fedele Melani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Zorion Cepeda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vicente Machuca to make the kick off. Zulia FC's Zorion Cepeda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Zulia FC from getting a goal against them. Zorion Cepeda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Romo went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Zulia FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fedele Melani 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-7. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Renaldo Trueba hit a great ball. Hermenegildo Menezes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Svanbjörn von den Berg struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Zorion Cepeda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deportivo Galicia. 71 minutes into the match, Deportivo Galicia's Jurand Cwenar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zorion Cepeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Svanbjörn von den Berg, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Zorion Cepeda was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to Deportivo Galicia getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Shi Cheng Yong hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Zulia FC were awarded a corner. Gavino Colunga went to the cornerflag to take it. Zorion Cepeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svanbjörn von den Berg in the 78th minute of the match. Jurand Cwenar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zorion Cepeda having to interfere. Llorienzo Diez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Svanbjörn von den Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Galicia's supporters rose to their feet, but Svanbjörn von den Berg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zorion Cepeda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Svanbjörn von den Berg took the ball and in the 87 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 0-8. Zorion Cepeda made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Svanbjörn von den Berg sent off a good shot on target. A very nice done corner allowed Kryspin Kalinowski to score against Zorion Cepeda in Zulia FC's goal. 0-9 after 92 minutes. When the match was over Deportivo Galicia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zulia FC throughout the match.