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Match Report
Lupica
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amato Raymond started the match with the kick off. Ulises Rueda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulises Rueda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Joel Ibáñez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Lupica getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Angelillo Catoni hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Alexis Peake sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lupica's Niguel Zanetta didn't even have to move. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ulises Rueda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lupica's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulises Rueda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Ibáñez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niguel Zanetta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xacobo Botero in the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lupica's zone, Sisebuto Hurtado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niguel Zanetta came out of the goal and Sisebuto Hurtado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Txomin Paillao kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Joel Ibáñez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Silvio Carlini. Xacobo Botero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niguel Zanetta having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Ulises Rueda 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. If Ulises Rueda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to How High getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Iván Lantadilla hit a great ball. 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.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sisebuto Hurtado to strike the kick off in the second half. Amato Raymond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Ibáñez came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Lupica's Amato Raymond. But to his dismay, Amato Raymond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Joel Ibáñez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Rueda, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Angelillo Catoni's late challenge caught a How High's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelillo Catoni helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Sisebuto Hurtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niguel Zanetta was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. After 70 played minutes Lupica got a freekick which was hit by Angelillo Catoni. If Xacobo Botero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Sisebuto Hurtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. How High's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sisebuto Hurtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sisebuto Hurtado in the 79th minute of play forced Lupica's goalkeeper Niguel Zanetta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sisebuto Hurtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niguel Zanetta having to interfere. Sisebuto Hurtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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