Official Cup

Iron Maiden Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rogelio Confesor made the kick off which started today's match. Ripa FC's Martin Miro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Ripa FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Rogelio Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogelio Confesor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pirro Blazquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iron Maiden FC's Pirro Blazquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Gutierrez in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Ladislao Urre got a free kick in the 10th minute. When Adrian Smith came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Iron Maiden FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adrian Smith couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Iron Maiden FC booed when Ripa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justo Quinten didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angus Young in the 17th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Martin Miro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match, Glenn Tipton got a very nice opportunity to score, but Martin Miro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 24th minute Hristo Stoichkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pirro Blazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Angus Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nemesio Gutierrez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pirro Blazquez having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hristo Stoichkov in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pirro Blazquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frasco Rossello in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Justo Quinten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ripa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iron Maiden FC the free kick. In the 37th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Quinten to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Medero Aballe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justo Quinten got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 46th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Quinten to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Angus Young made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angus Young in the 52nd minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Martin Miro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Confesor hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Martin Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angus Young in the 58th minute of play. Glenn Tipton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Bilos kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Martin Miro came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Iron Maiden FC's Lluciano Puyol. But to his dismay, Lluciano Puyol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Martin Miro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angus Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Frasco Rossello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Miro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 79 minutes into the match, Lluciano Puyol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Miro. Ripa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lluciano Puyol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 82nd minute Lluciano Puyol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Lluciano Puyol notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Ripa FC's Martin Miro. Martin Miro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pirro Blazquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Confesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Angus Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angus Young scored 6-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Miro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Iron Maiden FC had won after a very even match.