Official Cup

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Guillermo Mitxaut made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Mitxaut came free, but Norberto Tino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santa Lucia de Merlo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Prudencio Socorro was slow to take the kick. During this time Chorroarín's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Prudencio Socorro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santa Lucia de Merlo's Norberto Tino did a great save. In the 10th minute, Sixto Aragones had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Carlos Cubero fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Lucia de Merlo's protests and gave Carlos Cubero a yellow card for diving instead. Chorroarín made a substitution. Nicolas Betadur replaced Sixto Aragones. Norberto Tino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Mitxaut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Pascal Som hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's Guillermo Mitxaut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norberto Tino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leonides Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Agus Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Raúl Navarro got a throw-in 30 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alvaro Aquino. In the 33rd minute Ermegildo Salamon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Leheren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Santa Lucia de Merlo booed when Chorroarín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Giménez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonides Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Agus Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute, Pascal Som made a precise shot to the right of Leonides Leheren. Chorroarín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. M. Agus Young was the one to do the kick off. Santa Lucia de Merlo's attentive Pascal Som managed to snatch the ball when Prudencio Socorro made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. M. Agus Young sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Prudencio Socorro got a free kick in the 55th minute. Prudencio Socorro hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Chorroarín's Eliseo Egoitz was substituted for Prudencio Socorro. After 64 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Prudencio Socorro. Eustacio Romero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Norberto Tino made a huge save. 71 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Norberto Tino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timoteo Arotza. Alvaro Aquino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Norberto Tino made a huge save. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chorroarín's goalkeeper Leonides Leheren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santa Lucia de Merlo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chorroarín for a fine match.