Blue Arena
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696,
Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sixto Seijas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Ronald Wu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aivars Tautvaiss. Blackblue United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronald Wu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Aivars Tautvaiss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronald Wu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes Blackblue United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Talha Ekin who took care of the corner kick. El ultimo's Ramon Ignatius was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aivars Tautvaiss in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 10th play minutes Ramon Ignatius shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Aivars Tautvaiss and just under the crossbar into goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramon Ignatius in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aivars Tautvaiss saved Blackblue United from getting behind. Aivars Tautvaiss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Ignatius, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, Ramon Ignatius made a precise shot to the right of Aivars Tautvaiss. Blackblue United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Vladimiro Socorro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Öhlmann in the 31st minute. Blackblue United's Aivars Tautvaiss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Wu in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when González Llarena got free with Vladimiro Socorro in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Blackblue United's González Llarena sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimiro Socorro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Bernabe Lucero came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the El ultimo 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 Bernabe Lucero couldn't finish the play. Blackblue United's Aivars Tautvaiss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Wu in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ramon Ignatius to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Ronald Wu 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. A hard shot 60 in the game by Ronald Wu from a close distance when the talented Aivars Tautvaiss managed to make a qualified save. Blackblue United's players were relieved. With an all-out effort, El ultimo's Aivars Tautvaiss threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ramon Ignatius, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Blackblue United's Aivars Tautvaiss proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Blackblue United from getting a goal against them. Vladimiro Socorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Seijas in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Blackblue United's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Wu came free, but Aivars Tautvaiss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes, Daniz Tan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blackblue United and the El ultimo players grew even worse after the yellow card. El ultimo's Carlos Alberto Sabóia was substituted for Serafino Ignazio. In a very dangerous position, a player in Blackblue United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! Aivars Tautvaiss made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramon Ignatius in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute of the match El ultimo got a corner. Blackblue United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Talha Ekin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 81st minute, Luis Bemabe 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. 86 minutes into the match, Blackblue United's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Wu came free, but Aivars Tautvaiss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Sixto Seijas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Socorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Blackblue United were awarded a corner. Sixto Seijas went to the cornerflag to take it. González Llarena made a great header on Blackblue United's corner, it was just that El ultimo's Vladimiro Socorro managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Blackblue United booed when El ultimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Cordero didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 97 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Marchena. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched El ultimo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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