Official Cup

Los Arcos
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bubu Denat started the match with the kick off. Daniel Sbârcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bubu Denat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Boye in the 8th minute. After taking down the ball on F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's corner Gonzalo Boye fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Daniel Sbârcea quite easily take care of the ball. After 17 minutes of play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Bubu Denat made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Sbârcea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Francesc Pla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimiro Figueira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alejandro Verdu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Martin Belezhkov made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vladimiro Figueira however managed to control. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Figueira in the 34th minute of the match. Alejandro Verdu made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Vladimiro Figueira sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 47 minutes, Bubu Denat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bubu Denat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Sbârcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bubu Denat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimiro Figueira to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bubu Denat got free with Daniel Sbârcea in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Fernando Manzano was substituted for Vladimiro Figueira. Orihuela Club de Fútbol made a substitution. Júlio Britto replaced Noel Travassos. 62 minutes in the game David Ballester did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Federico Zanetti. Fernando Manzano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alejandro Verdu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Manzano in the 71st minute of the match. After 73 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Federico Zanetti. 74 minutes into the game, Fernando Manzano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alejandro Verdu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bubu Denat got free with Daniel Sbârcea in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 83 minutes, Marino Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marino Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Ballester to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Manzano took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alejandro Verdu. Alejandro Verdu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Orihuela Club de Fútbol were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA for a fine match.