Official Cup

Lusail
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Lunatico F.C's Pedro Ganix 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. In the 3rd minute, Lion Messi 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 8 played minutes Lunatico F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Bertin. Julián Álvarez took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucio Lastur. Lucio Lastur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ganix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Urtzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 25th minute of play forced Lunatico F.C's goalkeeper Lucio Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Valentin Taurino fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Scaloneta's protests and gave Valentin Taurino a yellow card for diving instead. After 28 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Taurino. Dibag Martinez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Urtzi's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Lucio Lastur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lion Messi's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Eustaquio Pancho hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julián Álvarez got free with Lucio Lastur in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th match minute, Lunatico F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Ganix to maneuver through the defense. Lucio Lastur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julián Álvarez in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Guillermo Iago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Lucio Lastur was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julián Álvarez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Serafin Cayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 54 played minutes, La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucio Lastur came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Scaloneta reached it. With a little luck, La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez got control of the ball when Pedro Ganix tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Ganix received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dibag Martinez came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Ganix slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 63rd minute. Lunatico F.C's Lucio Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 68th minute of play. Lucio Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ángel-Fabián Di María in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Julián Álvarez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Lucio Lastur was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julián Álvarez in the 76th minute of play forced Lunatico F.C's goalkeeper Lucio Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Lunatico F.C defense, Apolo Aurken kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucio Lastur. The Lunatico F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucio Lastur should have stopped the shot. Julio Fagildo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Apolo Aurken got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Lunatico F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Aurken came free, but Lucio Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Apolo Aurken ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Lastur was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Lunatico F.C's Lucio Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julián Álvarez in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Lunatico F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Julián Álvarez came free, but Lucio Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lunatico F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.