Official Cup

El Monumental
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ismael Medina Bello kicked off to start the match. Uriel Txordon hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Pascual Austin hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Mateo Licerio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Masters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, The Masters's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Medina Bello came free, but German Lertxun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute of the match, Hernan Kelemen got a very nice opportunity to score, but German Lertxun was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. German Lertxun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Medina Bello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Txordon in the 20th minute of play forced The Masters's goalkeeper German Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Lertxun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melchor Efraim in the 21st minute of the match. Pascual Austin took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised German Lertxun. German Lertxun dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Hernan Kelemen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but German Lertxun made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Tomas Ekhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Higinio Qwinton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaston Oskarbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Lertxun was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Ismael Medina Bello capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ismael Medina Bello really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 45th minute Filomeno Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaston Oskarbi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mateo Licerio to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Higinio Qwinton came free, but Gaston Oskarbi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaston Oskarbi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filomeno Santana in the 52nd minute. After 54 played minutes The Masters got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Isidor. In the 55th minute of the match Leonel Frutos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but German Lertxun skillfully saved the ball. The Masters's German Lertxun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Kelemen in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Mateo Licerio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gaston Oskarbi. Mateo Licerio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. 68 minutes into the match, RIVER's goalkeeper Gaston Oskarbi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filomeno Santana. 69 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Higinio Qwinton came free, but Gaston Oskarbi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusebio Baumar kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. German Lertxun came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by RIVER's Pascual Austin. But to his dismay, Pascual Austin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Hernan Kelemen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Lertxun having to interfere. After 82 minutes of play, RIVER's Pascual Austin made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. German Lertxun was left in no man's land by his defense there! RIVER's Gaston Oskarbi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save RIVER from getting a goal against them. In the 85th minute, Leonel Frutos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Austin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Pascual Austin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RIVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Gaston Oskarbi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Santana in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The RIVER fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Masters had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.