League

Leira de Ponteterros
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Firmo Huerta made the kick off which started today's match. Cristoforo Taranto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Llin Escurza in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulises Nueva in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eder Unzueta saved Labregos de Cazas from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Llin Escurza in the 10th minute of play forced UNITED's goalkeeper Cristoforo Taranto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Ulises Nueva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eder Unzueta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Labregos de Cazas's Eder Unzueta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Nueva in the 15th minute of play. Sancho Marrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulises Nueva might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eder Unzueta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulises Nueva ran back to his position shaking his head. Labregos de Cazas's Eder Unzueta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Nueva in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match, Llin Escurza tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristoforo Taranto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the UNITED defense, Llin Escurza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Taranto. The UNITED fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Taranto should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute, Firmo Huerta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristoforo Taranto. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 27th match minute, Labregos de Cazas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Navarro Lopez de Toro to maneuver through the defense. Eder Unzueta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulises Nueva went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Eder Unzueta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Nueva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 36 minutes, Ulises Nueva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulises Nueva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute Örjan Igelström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eder Unzueta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cipriano Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 50th minute, César Xavier made a precise shot to the right of Eder Unzueta. Labregos de Cazas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After the first half UNITED were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Labregos de Cazas's Anakoz Iniesta was substituted for Alba Marines. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell César Xavier to make the kick off. Cristoforo Taranto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Firmo Huerta in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, César Xavier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eder Unzueta. The goal made the score 2-4. Navarro Lopez de Toro charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Navarro Lopez de Toro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Labregos de Cazas getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Navarro Lopez de Toro hit a great ball. Eder Unzueta was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tomás Guerra. After some careless play in the Labregos de Cazas defense, César Xavier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eder Unzueta. The Labregos de Cazas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eder Unzueta should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling César Xavier in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eder Unzueta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 76 minutes Labregos de Cazas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomás Guerra who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on UNITED's corner Tomás Guerra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eder Unzueta quite easily take care of the ball. Cristoforo Taranto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, Örjan Igelström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Labregos de Cazas's Llin Escurza in action when he in the 83rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Labregos de Cazas booed when UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Can Munné didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Firmo Huerta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Taranto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that César Xavier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eder Unzueta was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Eder Unzueta didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when UNITED's César Xavier shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-6 in the ordered_time% minute. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, César Xavier put it in 2-7 from a short distance just to the right of Eder Unzueta. In the 101st match minute, Labregos de Cazas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Navarro Lopez de Toro to maneuver through the defense. The UNITED supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing UNITED would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.