Official Cup

Gigante de Ardiles
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Venerando in the 2nd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, Ardiles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Nuno to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ardiles booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Bilintx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Fernendo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristo Basajaun in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Indiana Jones in the 15th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Rufo kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Ardiles's Cristo Basajaun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Fernendo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Denis Bonadona hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Ardiles's Emanuel Jacob played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 27th minute of play. Felipe Nuno hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Sporting de Gijón's Denis Bonadona got his second yellow card of the match in the 31st minute. The referee ordered Denis Bonadona off the ground. Denis Bonadona hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Emanuel Jacob showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 38th minute of the match. When Jimeno Abastas came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Ardiles fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jimeno Abastas couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Saturnino Curcio hit a great ball. After having played for 42 minutes, Donato Venerando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ardiles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Venerando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Matias Bilintx made the kick off in the second half. Sporting de Gijón were furious when Constantino Nuno was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Constantino Nuno hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Matias Bilintx hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Dante Fernendo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristo Basajaun went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Ardiles's Lino Telesforo got a free kick in the 69th minute. Sporting de Gijón's Mario Zanabria was substituted for Alejandro Rufo. After 70 played minutes Ardiles got a freekick which was hit by Lino Telesforo. A collision led to Ardiles getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jimeno Abastas hit a great ball. Matias Bilintx came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Emanuel Jacob could save by the left post. Sporting de Gijón were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Ardiles's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saturnino Curcio took the corner. 81 minutes into the game, Donato Venerando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dante Fernendo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Ardiles getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Bo-Erik Samuelsson hit a great ball. Saturnino Curcio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Emanuel Jacob made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Indiana Jones in the 90th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Mario Zanabria. The supporters of Ardiles booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Zanabria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sporting de Gijón's Dante Fernendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Basajaun in the 95th minute of play. Ardiles's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.