Prized/Friendly Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimiro Theodore kicked off to start the match. Edelmiro Aurken hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Prudencio Mannie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amadeo Panpili's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Urtsin during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when Boquenses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Urtsin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes Boquenses got a freekick which was hit by Elias Ursino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Bertin in the 13th minute of play forced Boquenses's goalkeeper Prudencio Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Arnoldo Ubarna had to leave the field with a concussion. 18 minutes into the game, Teo Eguzki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boquenses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting de Gijón the free kick. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Amancio Esquipula replaced Arnoldo Ubarna. Teo Eguzki hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Apolo Herrera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimiro Theodore went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Prudencio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Esquipula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Urtsin struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Apolo Herrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boquenses. Apolo Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Theodore, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Erroman in the 43rd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Apolo Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prudencio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Esquipula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amancio Esquipula to make the kick off. Prudencio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Panpili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Prudencio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Bertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimiro Theodore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Anselmo Erroman fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Apolo Herrera, passed just outside the right post. When Vladimiro Theodore came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Boquenses 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 Vladimiro Theodore couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Amadeo Panpili's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prudencio Mannie was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. After 68 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Brian Aguirre. With an all-out effort, Boquenses's Apolo Herrera threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luisito Ciceron, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Apolo Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Urtsin in the 77th minute of play. Sporting de Gijón's Apolo Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Erroman in the 88th minute of play. Boquenses's Vladimiro Theodore got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Boquenses's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.