Official Cup

25 de mayo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Lohitzun got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Gilbert Cosson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie and right to Jacinto Cordarrel. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Lohitzun in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Cordarrel in the 15th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Alix Geoffray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Cordarrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Manuel Lohitzun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Geoffray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Johan Dufrenne got a free kick in the 20th minute. Benjamin Loth charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Loth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray got control of the ball when Manuel Lohitzun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rosendo Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin Billault in the 31st minute of play. Alix Geoffray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Cordarrel in the 33rd minute of the match. Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Cordarrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38th play minutes Manuel Lohitzun shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Alix Geoffray and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 42nd minute, Gilbert Cosson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alix Geoffray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacinto Cordarrel in the 44th minute. After 47 minutes, Manuel Lohitzun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Distribuidora 25 de mayo and the Rathmore Lime Tree players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Manuel Lohitzun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yves Robinet to strike the kick off in the second half. Rosendo Gustau made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Erwin Billault sent off a good shot on target. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Cordarrel in the 55th minute of play. Rosendo Gustau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yves Robinet's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After having played for 59 minutes, Denis Franco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Distribuidora 25 de mayo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Franco 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 67th minute, Manuel Lohitzun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Distribuidora 25 de mayo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Lohitzun in the 71st minute of play. Rosendo Gustau made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Toufik Loir sent off a good shot on target. Toufik Loir who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Rosendo Gustau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rosendo Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Robinet, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Yves Robinet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Rosendo Gustau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Distribuidora 25 de mayo made a substitution. Benito Camela replaced Edelmiro Paez. In the 87th minute Yves Robinet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Gustau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rathmore Lime Tree's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benjamin Loth in the 88th minute. Alix Geoffray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Cordarrel in the 90th minute of the match. When Gabin Lièvin fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Gabin Lièvin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Gabin Lièvin got a free kick in the 91st minute. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Cordarrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. If Denis Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Distribuidora 25 de mayo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rathmore Lime Tree for a fine match.