Prized/Friendly Cup

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jessie Nangam took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Aristides Etxeberri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Branco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Fortín de Floresta the free kick. Aristides Etxeberri hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Santos Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Rio, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Cirilo Aires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Brais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Cirilo Aires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cirilo Aires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Delmar Manex in the 23rd minute. Cirilo Aires made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Delmar Manex sent off a good shot on target. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jessie Nangam in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Aguilera in the 38th minute of play forced Branco FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Aires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Jessie Nangam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 43rd minute Jessie Nangam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Aires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Hats made a kick off. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jessie Nangam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save El Fortín de Floresta from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cirilo Aires prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Salvador Hats put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cirilo Aires. Cirilo Aires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Cirilo Aires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Aguilera in the 61st minute of the match. Efrain Venceslao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Lauras Pukelevičius made a precise shot to the right of Cirilo Aires. Branco FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After some careless play in the Branco FC defense, Desiderio Brais kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cirilo Aires. The Branco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cirilo Aires should have stopped the shot. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Lucio Stanislao replaced Desiderio Brais. 77 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Aguilera came free, but Cirilo Aires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Selmo came free, but Cirilo Aires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Branco FC booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Selmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cirilo Aires came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo. But to his dismay, Hector Selmo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 90th minute, Lucio Stanislao made a precise shot to the right of Cirilo Aires. Branco FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Fortín de Floresta had won after a very even match.