Official Cup

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignacio Quinteros took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Ignacio Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Javiero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute FC Draconia were awarded a corner. Ignacio Quinteros went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to FC Draconia's Adrian Costandin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Benicio Javiero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Lekubegi in the 7th minute of the match. Benicio Javiero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignacio Quinteros's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 9thth minute of the game Ignacio Quinteros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Benicio Javiero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignacio Quinteros in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benicio Javiero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19th minute, Ignacio Quinteros fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 19th minute, Joaquin Lekubegi made a precise shot to the right of Benicio Javiero. Atlético Nuevo Laredo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The throw-in from Valentin Orlan in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Draconia's Benny Van der Poorten. Benicio Javiero made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Joaquin Lekubegi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Quinteros in the 27th minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Restu in the 28th minute of the match. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Orlan's late challenge caught a FC Draconia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Orlan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Valentin Orlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Atlético Nuevo Laredo got a freekick which was hit by Carolo Bernat. Ignacio Quinteros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benicio Javiero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After 34 minutes, Tobías Astorga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Nuevo Laredo and the FC Draconia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Atlético Nuevo Laredo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobías Astorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Adrià Vassaras got a free kick in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Restu came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute of the match Atlético Nuevo Laredo got a corner. FC Draconia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carolo Bernat ran over to the corner to take the kick. 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 2-0.

50 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Rojas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Nuevo Laredo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Draconia the free kick. Rodrigo Rojas kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Adrian Costandin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benicio Javiero having to interfere. Freddy Restu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. Atlético Nuevo Laredo's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Benicio Javiero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Quinteros in the 59th minute of play. FC Draconia made a substitution. Gregoire Decorte replaced Ignacio Quinteros. After 65 minutes, Gregoire Decorte made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Benicio Javiero tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gregoire Decorte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the game, Joaquin Lekubegi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Benicio Javiero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 80 played minutes Atlético Nuevo Laredo got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Orlan. Benicio Javiero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregoire Decorte, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Valentin Orlan got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Atlético Nuevo Laredo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Orlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Atlético Nuevo Laredo booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbin Dirickx didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregoire Decorte in the 92nd minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Draconia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Atlético Nuevo Laredo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.