Prized/Friendly Cup

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Txurio started the match with the kick off. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Txurio in the 4th minute of play. Diego Txurio took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Txurio in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to Patadura FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Panos Stavrelis hit a great ball. Eustaquio Jaizki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Laurgain. Patadura FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Txurio in the 14th minute of play. Esteve Nastasio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteve Nastasio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Germano having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Esteve Nastasio in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Germano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabio Benitez hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 33rdth minute of the game Esteve Nastasio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Club Atlético Atlanta getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Severino Rojelio hit a great ball. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Pere in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Diego Txurio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Laurgain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Jaizki in the 39th minute. Esteve Nastasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Txurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Patadura FC's Cecilio Pere got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Eustaquio Jaizki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Atlanta's supporters rose to their feet, but Eustaquio Jaizki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Laurgain breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Carlos Germano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Txurio. Aquiles Oihenarte took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Laurgain. Patadura FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Atlanta's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Nastasio came free, but Carlos Germano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Patadura FC's zone, Edgard Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Laurgain came out of the goal and Edgard Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristobal Venerando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristobal Venerando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Carlos Germano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristobal Venerando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Carlos Germano made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Esteve Nastasio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Germano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The supporters of Patadura FC booed when Club Atlético Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquiles Oihenarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteve Nastasio was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 93rd minute. Patadura FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Patadura FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.