Prized/Friendly Cup

Battle of death
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Arrecifes's Abel Egoitz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Arrecifes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Matro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Bernardo Abad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milton Diaz. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Abad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Milton Diaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Cutberto went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arrecifes! With a little luck, Arrecifes's Baldomero Vermudo got control of the ball when Hermes Pinilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Froilan Cutberto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 29 minutes into the game, Hermes Quiros threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arrecifes's Dalmacio Honrio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Froilan Cutberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Milton Diaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Cutberto went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermes Quiros during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Arrecifes booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermes Quiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomero Vermudo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio De Leon in the 45th minute of the match. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arrecifes were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raul Brandao was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ were awarded a corner. Heraclides Moreno went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 55th minute, Orlando Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arrecifes's Lisandro Geofredo was substituted for Raul Toro. Baldomero Vermudo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio De Leon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Froilan Cutberto struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Milton Diaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrecifes. When Froilan Cutberto came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Arrecifes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Froilan Cutberto couldn't finish the play. Dalmacio Honrio kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 played minutes, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Heraclides Moreno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baldomero Vermudo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ reached it. When Julio De Leon fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s protests and gave Julio De Leon a yellow card for diving instead. 79 minutes into the game, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Hermes Pinilla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baldomero Vermudo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Arrecifes's attentive Anastasio Guzman managed to snatch the ball when Rafael Centella made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. When Arrecifes's Froilan Cutberto in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie prevented a goal. If Froilan Cutberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Froilan Cutberto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bernardo Abad hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Azael Valdez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Vermudo having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of Arrecifes were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ side.