Prized/Friendly Cup

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulin Abecia kicked off to start the match. Ponciano Abarca took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Frascuelo. Oscar Frascuelo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulin Abecia in the 10th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Ponciano Abarca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Frascuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Octavia getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jorginho de Amorim hit a great ball. With a little luck, Octavia's Oscar Frascuelo got control of the ball when Argoitz Abeijon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oscar Frascuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ponciano Abarca in the 20th minute of play. Arano Abendano kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Iordanis Anastasiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Octavia's goal looked a bit too open when Ponciano Abarca came free, but Oscar Frascuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorginho de Amorim made in the 27th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nesor Abadie immediately put the ball in play. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Txema Abadie, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Otoniel Abastas hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Ponciano Abarca made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Frascuelo. Octavia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Varis Birgelis managed to get in a good position for a shot. River CBBA's supporters rose to their feet, but Varis Birgelis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Frascuelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txema Abadie in the 39th minute of play. Ponciano Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Funes to make the kick off. Octavia's Oscar Frascuelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Funes in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Juan Funes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River CBBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. River CBBA made a substitution. Guerau Abeitia replaced Modesto Ado. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordanis Anastasiadis got free with Marcelo Barovero in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Octavia's Paulin Abecia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. When Otoniel Abastas fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Octavia's protests and gave Otoniel Abastas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of River CBBA booed when Octavia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otoniel Abastas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Funes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oscar Frascuelo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. River CBBA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cipriano Abechuco in the 81st minute. The corner led River CBBA's Cipriano Abechuco to fire away a dangerous shot which Oscar Frascuelo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Txema Abadie came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Jorginho de Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Octavia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River CBBA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Octavia's Jorginho de Amorim got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Funes in the 86th minute of play forced Octavia's goalkeeper Oscar Frascuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Frascuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Funes in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Funes in the 89th minute of play forced Octavia's goalkeeper Oscar Frascuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Txema Abadie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. River CBBA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.