The three top teams of the First Division left the icy 12th day of competition victorious.

The leaders, Matecosa UE Sant Julià, played a difficult match against Escale UE Santa Coloma in Alàs, but Julio Ferreros’ players won with a 2-0 final score. On the other hand, Escale, with their fourth defeat are now six points behind the leaders.

Pidasa FC Santa Coloma and Lusitans La Posa remain ‘co-leadears´ in second place in the standings-with 26 points, one point behind the leader-thanks to the comfortable victories of 3-0 ahead of Const. Modernes Inter Club Escaldes and Bar la Fira FC Casa Benfica respectively. In the final match of the day, CE Principat brought FC Encamp from last place, with a clear 5-1 and Luis Blanco’s men rose to 5th place with 9 points.

The leaders do not disappoint
The leaders did not disappoint and worked hard for their victory in their match against the fourth place team. Lluís Miquel Aloy’s men had several chances to score, through Victor Bernard, but they were unable to follow through to score. On the other hand, Sant Julià took advantage of a mistake by goalkeeper Rivas and started the scoreboard ticking in the 19th minute with a direct shot by Sebas Gomez.
While Santa Coloma tried to combine without luck in the last few meters, Bernard lost control in front of Friday’s goal area in the second half-and the leader gained ground with an impressive goal by Leites in the 66th minute. The Lauredian aimed the ball at the goal area and Rivas was unable to do anything. The experience of veteran Ferreros worked in their favor and the scoreboard did not move until the final whistle.

Matecosa are awaiting next week’s big Classic match along with Pidasa, which will close the 12th day and will be the last before the winter break. There is a lot at stake next Sunday, which will determine how sweet a Christmas the teams will have.

Pidasa take the fast route
Pidasa FC Santa Coloma beat Inter who showed a powerful display of force in order to prevent a landslide win. Santa Coloma's superiority was evident throughout the 90 minutes even though the other team tried a variety of complex plays. After an entry from the right side, Genis put things into motion with a cross shot which first hit the goal’s long post and then hit the net. In the 35th minute, Chancha sent the ball to the goalkeeper with an acrobatic rebound, in a play started by Juli from the corner and Xinos, at the first post, sent it to the net with his head. Up until that moment, Inter had only approached the net, defended by Irra, with a few far inoffensive shots and a direct throw-in which was lost over the crossbar in the 22nd and 28th minutes.

After the break, Chancha brought the score to 2-0 in a long pass with class. Two minutes later, Beto sent the ball from the penalty line to the corner of the net, which was defended by Chfira.
The same Beto ammended his error in the 83rd minute when he rebounded a straight shot to Renato’s seond post, from the left lane, which brought the final score to a definitive 3-0.

The remaining matches of First Division
FC Lusitans sealed their eighth League win with a comfortable 3-0 against FC Casa Benfica. Pedro Miguel Reis was the author of two goals in the 46th and 56th minute while Cardoso scored the final goal in the 91st minute.
Finally, CE Principat A are in 5th place thanks to their clear victory against the First Division’s last place team, FC Encamp. Godoy advanced in the 7th minute of the game and watched how Izquierdo fumbled from the penalty line- a foul made by Nuevo-. From there on out, Lluís Blanco’s men pushed on the gas pedal and Viegas, Godoy, Da Cunha and Fillola scored goals for their team. Izquierdo made up for his failure at the penalty line and marked a goal in the 80th minute.

Photo: Captain Beto Urbani, key player in the match against  Pidasa, fights for the ball with Inter’s Soares. Silvia Casals.