Official Cup

Iveagh Grounds
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Brigid Rutherford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Hidalgo in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Dionisio Hidalgo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brigid Rutherford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zarando Lastras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Walker in the 13th minute of the match. Hewney Kirby could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Zarando Lastras made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo de Queiroz in the 21st minute of play forced St. James Gate F.C.'s goalkeeper Brigid Rutherford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brigid Rutherford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Gonzalez in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Atlético Maravilla's Leopoldo de Queiroz got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in St. James Gate F.C.'s zone, Quentin Gonzalez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brigid Rutherford came out of the goal and Quentin Gonzalez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aaron Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zarando Lastras having to interfere. After 47 minutes of play, St. James Gate F.C.'s Tipper Savic made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zarando Lastras was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Quentin Gonzalez was the one to do the kick off. Hewney Kirby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, St. James Gate F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aniceto Campello came free, but Brigid Rutherford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. St. James Gate F.C.'s Brigid Rutherford proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save St. James Gate F.C. from getting a goal against them. Zarando Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hewney Kirby, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Zarando Lastras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barhart Costello in the 59th minute of play. Zarando Lastras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pearse McWilliam in the 61st minute of play. Zarando Lastras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hewney Kirby in the 63rd minute of play. Zarando Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hewney Kirby, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A collision led to St. James Gate F.C. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Aaron Walker hit a great ball. Brigid Rutherford made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dionisio Hidalgo in the 71st minute. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by St. James Gate F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leopoldo de Queiroz was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Maravilla's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Atlético Maravilla's corner Leopoldo de Queiroz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Brigid Rutherford quite easily take care of the ball. In the 74th minute Quentin Gonzalez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brigid Rutherford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hewney Kirby in the 75th minute of play forced Atlético Maravilla's goalkeeper Zarando Lastras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, St. James Gate F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Quentin Gonzalez came free, but Brigid Rutherford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zarando Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hewney Kirby, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Zarando Lastras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hewney Kirby in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Hewney Kirby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zarando Lastras was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Zarando Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pearse McWilliam, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Brigid Rutherford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Gonzalez in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aniceto Campello in the 92nd minute of play forced St. James Gate F.C.'s goalkeeper Brigid Rutherford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Pearse McWilliam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atlético Maravilla's Zarando Lastras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pearse McWilliam in the 96th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.