League

Caldera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Caldera's Luciano Tolino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Pedro Ochoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ulises Esiquio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bengt-Arne Åberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulises Esiquio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bengt-Arne Åberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Ulises Esiquio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Pedro Ochoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 minutes, Bengt-Arne Åberg made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Caldera's Ulises Esiquio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 14 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Åberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ulises Esiquio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Esiquio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the game, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Esiquio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. When Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caldera's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24thth minute of the game Bengt-Arne Åberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caldera's Ulises Esiquio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Caldera getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Leon Egoitz hit a great ball. Bengt-Arne Åberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Åberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Ulises Esiquio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulises Esiquio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Bengt-Arne Åberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulises Esiquio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ulises Esiquio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 54th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Åbergs short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Ulises Esiquio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ulises Esiquio was a little too slow when Pedro Ochoa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-10. Ulises Esiquio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt-Arne Åberg's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 64th minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ulises Esiquio. The goal made the score 0-11. 0-12 became the score in the 68th minute when Pedro Ochoa elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Leon Trotskiy replaced Iker Eneko. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 73rd minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 75th minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ulises Esiquio. Ulises Esiquio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-13. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-14 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arsenio Ricart hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ulises Esiquio. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-16. The audience was convinced that Pedro Ochoa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulises Esiquio was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulises Esiquio. Caldera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo-Hernán Egoi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-17. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka played a much better game than Caldera and deserved their victory. The Caldera players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.