Prized/Friendly Cup

Florencio Sola
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Damaso Enekoitz got the match started through his kick off. Freddy Emenon hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, lןןl MONTE CHINGOLO fc's Haroldo Gregory dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Romeo Benvide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Rafel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Santo Satordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Benvide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, lןןl MONTE CHINGOLO fc's Romeo Benvide threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Santo Satordi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 20th minute, Haroldo Gregory 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romulo Nahia in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simon Ritchie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29thth minute of the game Amador Rafel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pilar FC's Romeo Benvide was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Simon Ritchie came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Pilar FC's Romulo Nahia. But to his dismay, Romulo Nahia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Romeo Benvide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Rafel in the 36th minute of the match. Romeo Benvide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Enekoitz in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romulo Nahia to make the kick off. Romeo Benvide didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amador Rafel went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 61st match minute, Pilar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Emenon to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Cordarrel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Eriberto Lesardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Gregory came free, but Romeo Benvide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, lןןl MONTE CHINGOLO fc's Santo Satordi got a free kick in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the Pilar FC defense, Damaso Enekoitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeo Benvide. The Pilar FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeo Benvide should have stopped the shot. When Carmelo Lon fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pilar FC's protests and gave Carmelo Lon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, Pilar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Lon to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the lןןl MONTE CHINGOLO fc players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.