Official Cup

HOWL
Spectators: 492 (Terracing: 370, Seating: 113, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gallo Pinto kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Gallo Pinto came free, but Santos Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Rolando Elizondo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 10th minute, Erasmo Oskarbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, CS La Libertad's goalkeeper Rolando Elizondo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axl Rose. Rolando Elizondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Belo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Elias Lankaster hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rolando Elizondo was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Romulo Palos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Romulo Palos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Juan Bittor took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rolando Elizondo. Rolando Elizondo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Rolando Elizondo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Bittor in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when CS La Libertad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilmer Murillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Howling Dawn U18's Axl Rose slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rolando Elizondo. That made the score 3-0 after 39 minutes of play. Axl Rose could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Rolando Elizondo made a huge save. In the 44th minute, Howling Dawn U18's Juan Bittor dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axl Rose to make the kick off. When Axl Rose came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Howling Dawn U18 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 Axl Rose couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute Uriel Lauren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Elizondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CS La Libertad were furious when Wilmer Murillo was red carded, 63 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 66th minute there was a penalty for Howling Dawn U18. Axl Rose stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rolando Elizondo. 6-0. CS La Libertad's Rolando Elizondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Belo in the 71st minute of play. Rolando Elizondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Palos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Juan Bittor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Elizondo was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Howling Dawn U18's Astor Manilan was substituted for Juan Bittor. Rolando Elizondo came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Howling Dawn U18's Scott Weiland. But to his dismay, Scott Weiland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Rolando Elizondo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Manilan in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Scott Weiland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Elizondo was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Baltasar Walme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Rolando Elizondo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Astor Manilan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Howling Dawn U18's supporters rose to their feet, but Astor Manilan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Elizondo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Howling Dawn U18 fully deserved thier win.