Prized/Friendly Cup

Characate Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Loco Palermo kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loco Palermo during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Garin Cañizares charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garin Cañizares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlomagno Agüero acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 6th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Fidel Igon. Benjamin Price took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Masseda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 8 minutes, Garin Cañizares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CON-E-CO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Garin Cañizares 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 10th minute Fabricio Masseda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Price saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garin Cañizares in the 16th minute of play forced Characate FC's goalkeeper Benjamin Price to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Iratze hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Characate FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dalmacio Fernandez came free, but Benjamin Price reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Characate FC defense, Dalmacio Fernandez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamin Price. The Characate FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamin Price should have stopped the shot. Characate FC's Benjamin Price played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oriche Galdamiz in the 38th minute of play. Fabricio Masseda scored 0-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benjamin Price, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute Garin Cañizares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Price saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merexildo Cebadilla in the 45th minute of play forced Characate FC's goalkeeper Benjamin Price to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baldomero Cristofol during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of CON-E-CO booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Cristofol didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dalmacio Fernandez made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dalmacio Fernandez in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Price prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 54th minute, Bartolome Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes, Characate FC's Loco Palermo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlomagno Agüero came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Characate FC reached it. Benjamin Price came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by CON-E-CO's Dalmacio Fernandez. But to his dismay, Dalmacio Fernandez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After a rather tough play, CON-E-CO's Merexildo Cebadilla got a free kick in the 71st minute. Benjamin Price made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Zelipe Cariga sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Unai charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Unai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Characate FC's Cristian Unai got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Xulio Balado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Price showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 85th match minute, CON-E-CO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Masseda to maneuver through the defense. When Fabricio Masseda came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the CON-E-CO 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 Fabricio Masseda couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CON-E-CO walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.