League

Thurd Stadium
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xavon Solis got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Kaliningrad's Claus Ladra got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute of the match Xan Idigoras shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gaur Sempere showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilixo Sopeña in the 4th minute of play forced Kaliningrad's goalkeeper Gaur Sempere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barros Valdemoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaliningrad's Gaur Sempere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilixo Sopeña in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Barros Valdemoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gaur Sempere was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Barros Valdemoro scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaur Sempere, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Claus Ladra got his second yellow card in the match during the 25th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Kaliningrad getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Claus Ladra hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Barros Valdemoro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaur Sempere was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilixo Sopeña in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaur Sempere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute, Barros Valdemoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaur Sempere was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 45 minutes into the game, Barros Valdemoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Gaur Sempere was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Barros Valdemoro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ilixo Sopeña had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaur Sempere. Kaliningrad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilixo Sopeña was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Gaur Sempere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barros Valdemoro in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barros Valdemoro in the 64th minute of play forced Kaliningrad's goalkeeper Gaur Sempere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Azeari Concepcion during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 played minutes Kaliningrad got a freekick which was hit by Azeari Concepcion. 72 minutes into the match, Barros Valdemoro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaur Sempere, 0-6. With a little luck, Kaliningrad's Gaur Sempere got control of the ball when Ilixo Sopeña tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barros Valdemoro in the 78th minute of play forced Kaliningrad's goalkeeper Gaur Sempere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilixo Sopeña kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 80thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Kaliningrad's keeper Gaur Sempere was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaliningrad's goalkeeper Gaur Sempere, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ilixo Sopeña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Bucarasica FC's Ilixo Sopeña slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gaur Sempere. That made the score 0-7 after 94 minutes of play.