Official Cup

El Matadero
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Villa Gordiani from getting a goal against them. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villa Gordiani's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gartxot Abeita was slow to take the kick. During this time Escuadrón Mercenario's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Estevon Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Casillas was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Abeijon came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nando Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Marrone, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute of the match, Ramiro Messias got a very nice opportunity to score, but Iker Casillas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Escuadrón Mercenario's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gartxot Abeita in the 37th minute. The corner ended in Gartxot Abeita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Villa Gordiani's zone, Estevon Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iker Casillas came out of the goal and Estevon Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas got control of the ball when Estevon Abancens tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estevon Abancens in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iker Casillas saved Villa Gordiani from getting behind. When Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Gordiani's goalie prevented a goal. If Enrique Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Enrique Abeijon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Escuadrón Mercenario's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gartxot Abeita in the 63rd minute. Gartxot Abeita made a great header on Escuadrón Mercenario's corner, it was just that Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas managed to reach the ball for a save. Enrique Abeijon might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iker Casillas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Enrique Abeijon ran back to his position shaking his head. If Franco Cacciatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Estevon Abancens came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmondo Del Duca during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edmondo Del Duca hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Enrique Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Escuadrón Mercenario's Peli Abalos was substituted for Enrique Abeijon. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Estevon Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Escuadrón Mercenario's zone, Arrigo Marrone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nando Toscano came out of the goal and Arrigo Marrone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estevon Abancens in the 81st minute of play. Estevon Abancens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Casillas having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Estevon Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Casillas was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Iker Casillas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Estevon Abancens's shot from short distance in the 90th minute.