Official Cup

Benavides
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimiro Llorenc started the match with the kick off. Victoriano Lertxun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen in the 3rd minute of play. Tomas Gartzen might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victoriano Lertxun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Gartzen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute Tomas Gartzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Lertxun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Tomas Gartzen sped through Boedo Athletic.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Victoriano Lertxun. Tomas Gartzen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Toni Holst charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toni Holst the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 17 minutes into the game, one of Boedo Athletic.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Victoriano Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Victoriano Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. FC Zhelezna were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Boedo Athletic.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tim Vereeken took the corner. The corner led FC Zhelezna's Sven-Erik Wallander to fire away a dangerous shot which Victoriano Lertxun despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 30th minute, Tomas Gartzen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victoriano Lertxun was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Victoriano Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Alex Delarge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Iwan Ramzinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tomas Gartzen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Lertxun was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Gartzen made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Tomas Gartzen managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zhelezna's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Gartzen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victoriano Lertxun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Boedo Athletic. getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rigoberto Quinteros hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Gartzen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victoriano Lertxun. That made the score 1-3 in the 57 minute of play. Boedo Athletic. made a substitution. Victor Geofredo replaced Alex Delarge. FC Zhelezna made a substitution. Gilberto Garaile replaced Tomas Gartzen. Boedo Athletic. made a substitution. Bruno Marinetti replaced Vladimiro Llorenc. If Gilberto Garaile had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Victoriano Lertxun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Garaile in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Boedo Athletic.'s goalkeeper Victoriano Lertxun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilberto Garaile in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Lertxun saved Boedo Athletic. from getting behind. Gilberto Garaile's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Lertxun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Gilberto Garaile recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Victoriano Lertxun. Gilberto Garaile showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. Neville Staples hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Geofredo came free, but Artur Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Gilberto Garaile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Lertxun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Zhelezna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Zhelezna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.