Official Cup

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrian Quintun took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Alto Mondragon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Urbano Sagrario. Edgardo Lidon hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Alto Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Abajas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Urbano Sagrario got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alto Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Urbano Sagrario in the 10th minute. Alto Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urbano Sagrario, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Baltasar Ramond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Venancio Hodei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patricio Abajas got free with Alto Mondragon in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Urbano Sagrario was slow to take the kick. During this time Franja Dorada F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Patricio Abajas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alto Mondragon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Venancio Hodei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Quintun in the 20th minute of the match. Santos Benet hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Alto Mondragon acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Urbano Sagrario. In the 37th minute Leonel Federigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Hodei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venancio Hodei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Ramond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 minutes, Bartolo Igon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Franja Dorada F.C. and the CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes Franja Dorada F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Igon. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Urbano Sagrario stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alto Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 52 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Abajas came free, but Alto Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 played minutes CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Michael Myers. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Montana got free with Venancio Hodei in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Santos Benet got a free kick in the 60th minute. Baltasar Ramond hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Franja Dorada F.C.'s Patricio Abajas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alto Mondragon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 68 minutes of play, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Tony Montana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Venancio Hodei was left in no man's land by his defense there! CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Norman Bates shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 72nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Venancio Hodei but with some difficulty. Urbano Sagrario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franja Dorada F.C.'s Alfonso Palban was substituted for Urbano Sagrario. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Alto Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Palban in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Baltasar Ramond reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Venancio Hodei. The goal made the score 0-2. Norman Bates's late challenge caught a Franja Dorada F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norman Bates helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Norman Bates. Leonardo Paio struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Alto Mondragon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Franja Dorada F.C.. The Franja Dorada F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.