Official Cup

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anastasio Diegotxe took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Estebano in the 4th minute of play forced Liberland's goalkeeper Pastor Eriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hector Criston fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liberland's protests and gave Hector Criston a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Anibal Hegoi hit a great ball. After 10 played minutes PLASNIKE got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Manni. Bonifacio Gipuzkoa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Celso Eate got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Liberland getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. German Louis hit a great ball. After 22 minutes, Jose Salvatore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Liberland and the PLASNIKE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 played minutes Liberland got a freekick which was hit by Jose Salvatore. In the 23rd minute, Gualterio Estebano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Liberland defense, Gualterio Estebano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pastor Eriz. The Liberland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pastor Eriz should have stopped the shot. Pastor Eriz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Hegoi in the 30th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Gualterio Estebano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pastor Eriz. That made the score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. In the 37th minute, Anibal Hegoi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pastor Eriz. The goal made the score 3-0. After 43 minutes, Gualterio Estebano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PLASNIKE and the Liberland players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gualterio Estebano hit a great ball. Vladimiro Egoitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celso Eate went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hector Criston made a kick off. Gualterio Estebano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Anibal Hegoi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pastor Eriz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anibal Hegoi's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute of the match Gualterio Estebano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pastor Eriz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marcos Llope hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Israel Gomesano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hector Criston could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Vladimiro Egoitz made a huge save. Pastor Eriz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anastasio Diegotxe's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Victorino Balendin got a free kick in the 78th minute. Gualterio Estebano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Eriz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Liberland's zone, Anastasio Diegotxe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pastor Eriz came out of the goal and Anastasio Diegotxe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gualterio Estebano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Eriz having to interfere. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liberland's goalkeeper Pastor Eriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Gualterio Estebano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gualterio Estebano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.