League

The Last Try
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) NUMBA's Fabio Sadurni 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. El ultimo's Tao Cheng Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Beltran in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match NUMBA got a corner. El ultimo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bernardino Orlin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 11th minute, El ultimo's Vasile Pisculescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When El ultimo's Vasile Pisculescu in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NUMBA's goalie prevented a goal. Tao Cheng Zhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Palban, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Justo Ruy was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Vasile Pisculescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vasile Pisculescu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The corner ended in Luis Bemabe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but NUMBA's Justo Ruy did a great save. With a little luck, NUMBA's Justo Ruy got control of the ball when Ke Xiang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Pisculescu in the 34th minute of play. El ultimo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ke Xiang in the 36th minute. Fabio Sadurni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tao Cheng Zhi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Justo Ruy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ke Xiang in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ke Xiang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Ke Xiang came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NUMBA's Fabio Sadurni got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serafino Ignazio kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. NUMBA's Justo Ruy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ke Xiang in the 59th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ke Xiang in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Justo Ruy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, NUMBA's Bernardino Orlin got a free kick in the 67th minute. Bernardino Orlin kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. NUMBA's Fabio Sadurni got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Pisculescu in the 80th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Vasile Pisculescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Justo Ruy. NUMBA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vasile Pisculescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Bernabe Lucero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Justo Ruy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Bemabe in the 89th minute of play. Tao Cheng Zhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Aztore in the 95th minute. El ultimo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.