Official Cup

La Bestia Pop
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pepillo Francia started the match with the kick off. Isaac Ioritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Abecia having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepillo Francia in the 10th minute of play forced Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's goalkeeper Edgar Abecia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepillo Francia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Edgar Abecia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Pepillo Francia made a precise shot to the right of Edgar Abecia. Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rodrigo Aliprando's late challenge caught a Austral FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Aliprando helped the player get up and apologised. Rodrigo Aliprando kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Edgar Abecia came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Austral FC's Pepillo Francia. But to his dismay, Pepillo Francia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The Austral FC fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Austral FC's Pepillo Francia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cebrian Urriola hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the game, Pepillo Francia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Edgar Abecia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodrigo Aliprando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Pelayo Villoldo made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jeremias Pison made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Pison to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 56 minutes, Pepillo Francia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austral FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pepillo Francia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pepillo Francia struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Edgar Abecia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austral FC. Edgar Abecia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pepillo Francia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 74 minute of play. When Xalvador Pozos fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre's protests and gave Xalvador Pozos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Xalvador Pozos hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, Pepillo Francia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edgar Abecia. Pepillo Francia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Cebrian Urriola scored 0-10 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgar Abecia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute, Isaac Ioritz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Austral FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Edgar Abecia came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Austral FC's Isaac Ioritz. But to his dismay, Isaac Ioritz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. Austral FC played a much better game than Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre and deserved their victory. The Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.