Official Cup

Íbero de Sagunto
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eriberto Pedriza kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Starri Ööpik in the 3rd minute of play forced Hispania's goalkeeper Arif Memduh Akova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Hispania's Eriberto Pedriza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edvaldo Gaspar. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Pedriza in the 8th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Edvaldo Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Eriberto Pedriza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Edvaldo Gaspar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the match, Hispania's goal looked a bit too open when Berke Rush came free, but Arif Memduh Akova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Memduh Akova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berke Rush, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filip Kubala got free with Edvaldo Gaspar in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Filip Kubala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arif Memduh Akova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Starri Ööpik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Frenchville Sports Club defense, Eriberto Pedriza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvaldo Gaspar. The Frenchville Sports Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvaldo Gaspar should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Frenchville Sports Club's Edvaldo Gaspar got control of the ball when Eriberto Pedriza tried to sneak it across the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Frenchville Sports Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lei Qian Peng was slow to take the kick. During this time Hispania's players had a chance to rest. Edvaldo Gaspar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lei Qian Peng in the 38th minute. Arif Memduh Akova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berke Rush, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berke Rush in the 42nd minute of play. In the 46th minute Quincy Slattery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Memduh Akova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Starri Ööpik made the kick off in the second half. Eriberto Pedriza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Edvaldo Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 52 minutes, Starri Ööpik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frenchville Sports Club and the Hispania players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Starri Ööpik hit a great ball. 53 minutes into the match, Frenchville Sports Club's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Pedriza came free, but Edvaldo Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Memduh Akova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berke Rush in the 57th minute of play. Frenchville Sports Club's Edvaldo Gaspar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Kubala in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Pedriza in the 64th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Edvaldo Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hispania made a substitution. Gil Pais replaced Nofre Galego. Hispania's Antonio Benarrivo was substituted for Typhon Torrent. Edvaldo Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Kubala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arif Memduh Akova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Starri Ööpik in the 75th minute of play. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Hispania from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Berke Rush's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arif Memduh Akova was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Esteban Canosa's late challenge caught a Frenchville Sports Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteban Canosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Esteban Canosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute Quincy Slattery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Memduh Akova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hispania were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Frenchville Sports Club for a fine match.