Official Cup

Jorge ELCAMELLO Soto
Spectators: 930 (Terracing: 698, Seating: 214, VIP seats: 18) ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Tibalt Tanasio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Qwinton Colmenares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RESISTIR SC the free kick. Qwinton Colmenares hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Saturnino Santamaria received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edmundo Ontañon came out and tried to block the shot, but Saturnino Santamaria slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute, Cresconio Bucaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th match minute, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Valmayor to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute Hodei Balensuela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pancho Folguera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pancho Folguera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hodei Balensuela in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Hechter Trinidad got a free kick in the 21st minute. Firmin Hurones kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 29th match minute, RESISTIR SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cresconio Bucaran to maneuver through the defense. Hodei Balensuela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pancho Folguera having to interfere. After 40 played minutes ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ got a freekick which was hit by Firmin Hurones. In a very dangerous position, a player in RESISTIR SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! In the 45th minute, Marko Valmayor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Hodei Balensuela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Otsoko Bodegas to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ defense, Egoitz Zulaica kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edmundo Ontañon. The ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edmundo Ontañon should have stopped the shot. Hodei Balensuela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Egoitz Zulaica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes of play ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Qwinton Colmenares was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Qwinton Colmenares hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Otsoko Bodegas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edmundo Ontañon was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Tibalt Tanasio might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pancho Folguera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tibalt Tanasio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the last second Pancho Folguera throw himself and got hold of the ball when Tibalt Tanasio in the 77thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 80 minutes in the game Jesus Ribera did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Saturnino Santamaria. Edmundo Ontañon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egoitz Zulaica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's goal looked a bit too open when Egoitz Zulaica came free, but Edmundo Ontañon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to RESISTIR SC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Policarpio Larrieta hit a great ball. If Tibalt Tanasio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RESISTIR SC.