Prized/Friendly Cup

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arbas Sacristán started the match with the kick off. Kemen Flores's late challenge caught a Utopía Muerta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kemen Flores helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Los Colegas del Barrio getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Kemen Flores hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Severo Sustrai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Quinton Pujol was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Quinton Pujol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Placido Abaunza. Ansuro Morales kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Placido Abaunza sped through Los Colegas del Barrio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Quinton Pujol. After 18 minutes, Jonas Socorro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Utopía Muerta FC and the Los Colegas del Barrio players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Utopía Muerta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Socorro to maneuver through the defense. Arbas Sacristán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Mederi having to interfere. Placido Abaunza struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Quinton Pujol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Utopía Muerta FC. After a defensive mix-up in Utopía Muerta FC's zone, Guter Puig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Mederi came out of the goal and Guter Puig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severo Sustrai in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Quinton Pujol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kemen Flores hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Los Colegas del Barrio's Quinton Pujol got control of the ball when Narciso Fix tried to sneak it across the goal line. Placido Abaunza scored 3-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Quinton Pujol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Los Colegas del Barrio's Guter Puig got a free kick in the 40th minute. Quinton Pujol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Abaunza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Severo Sustrai 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Placido Abaunza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Sustrai came free, but Quinton Pujol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Abaunza came free, but Quinton Pujol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Guter Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 minutes, Guter Puig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Colegas del Barrio and the Utopía Muerta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guter Puig to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Placido Abaunza in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Quinton Pujol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Los Colegas del Barrio's zone, Severo Sustrai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Quinton Pujol came out of the goal and Severo Sustrai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute Severo Sustrai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Pujol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 78th minute of the match Guter Puig completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Guter Puig a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Los Colegas del Barrio's Quinton Pujol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Fix in the 83rd minute of play. Quinton Pujol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Placido Abaunza in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Los Colegas del Barrio's Arbas Sacristán got a free kick in the 90th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Utopía Muerta FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Los Colegas del Barrio for much of the match.