Prized/Friendly Cup

Titanes de Madera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Prudencio Onofre got the match started through his kick off. Osvaldo Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Neto in the 3rd minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Pegale De Puntín's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Neto came free, but Osvaldo Iratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Orlando Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Iratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Neto in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Falconara Albanese's Cristobal Dominix got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 20 played minutes, Pegale De Puntín's Prudencio Onofre shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Celestino Monte came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pegale De Puntín reached it. Celestino Monte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Xabier, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The long shot by Raul Eufemio in the 23rd minute really tested Celestino Monte's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 24 minutes, Americo Leheren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falconara Albanese and the Pegale De Puntín players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Falconara Albanese getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Americo Leheren hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Pedro Azeari kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Celestino Monte. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Celestino Monte was a little too slow when Prudencio Onofre got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Urtsua in the 34th minute of play forced Pegale De Puntín's goalkeeper Osvaldo Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Orlando Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Iratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Falconara Albanese fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Falconara Albanese's Orlando Neto 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Orlando Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldo Iratze was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Orlando Neto sped through Pegale De Puntín's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Osvaldo Iratze. Rafael Urtsua struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Osvaldo Iratze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Falconara Albanese. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orlando Neto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Falconara Albanese booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filomeno Cordarell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristobal Dominix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Osvaldo Iratze made a huge save. Orlando Neto did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Osvaldo Iratze 55 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute Cristobal Dominix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Iratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Americo Leheren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Orlando Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. A collision led to Pegale De Puntín getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Raul Eufemio hit a great ball. After 83 minutes Pegale De Puntín's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leo Su who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Falconara Albanese's Leo Su to fire away a dangerous shot which Osvaldo Iratze despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Falconara Albanese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Su to maneuver through the defense. Falconara Albanese's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.