The first goal came in the 7th Minute, with rising superstar Cristiano Figo scoring with his left foot, after getting a pass from Dani Sanches. Alvaro Morientes had a one-on-one chance against the Lymantatian Goalkeeper but placed it over the net in the 26th Minute. Right before Halftime, Andres Navas kicked a swift curve towards the box in a corner, with the ball being met by Raul Sanchez's head and back into the net it went. 2-0.
The 2nd Half was calm, with HUElavia dominating the match with shots left and right. The Net would once again meet another goal with Cristiano Figo scoring a fantastic Free-Kick with his left foot from 30 Meters out in the 77th minute. Lymantatia had three chances but it wasn't enough as HUElavia started the group with a big win and with the Group Lead.
Raul Sanchez talked to the press, mentioning this in the press conference: "We had a very dominating game, and we were surprised that Lymantatia did not give much of a fight in the game. Either way, it was a rival that was weaker than us, and we proved that we are out there to win and to get points in these qualifiers. HUElavia has come a long way from our early tries to Qualify, and we want to be the dark horse of the group. We want to pull a shocker, and I think this may be the team that can do it."
Cristiano Figo in his 7th ever match was surprised to get his first two international goals in his first ever World Cup Qualifiers match and that was the subject of his interview: "It's so unreal to have a great game like I did today. I just went out there looking for the goal and I just went for it. Of course, it would not have been possible if it weren't for the team chemistry and for the confidence we have. We have 17 more games to go, and we look to fight to the very end to pull off an upset and finally give HUElavians the World Cup Appearance they desire."
HUElavia's next match is set to be at The Serbian Empire, while their next Home Match is on Matchday 3, which will be played at Estadio Claudio Mergen in HUEsilia.
Result from Matchday 1:
HUElavia 3-0 Lymantatia
(Cristiano Figo 7' 77', Raul Sanchez 43')
Posession: 68%-32%
Fouls: 8-22
Yellow Cards: 2-4
Red Cards: 0-0
Results from Group 1:
Lanzo 0-2 Krytenia
The Serbian Empire 1-0 EEC
Taeshan 1-3 Red Blackiland
Coldfield 1-2 Chromatika
Group 1 Standings:
1st. HUElavia (3 Pts, 3 GF, 0 GA, +3 GD)
2nd. Red Blackiland (3 Pts, 3 GF, 1 GA, +2 GD)
3rd. Krytenia (3 Pts, 2 GF, 0 GA, +2 GD)
4th. Chromatika (3 Pts, 2 GF, 1 GA, +1 GD)
5th. The Serbian Empire (3 Pts, 1 GF, 0 GA, +1 GD)
6th. Coldfield (0 Pts, 1 GF, 2 GA, -1 GD)
7th. EEC (0 Pts, 0 GF, 1 GA, -1 GD)
8th. Taeshan (0 Pts, 1 GF, 3 GA, -2 GD)
9th. Lanzo (0 Pts, 0 GF, 2 GA, -2 GD)
10th. Lymantatia (0 Pts, 0 GF, 3 GA, -3 GD)