Prized/Friendly Cup

Jhonny Ortigoza
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Los Trip's Eduardo Edorta 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. Habsburgo's Amado Cordarryl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Edorta in the 6th minute of play. When Carolo Gil came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Habsburgo 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 Carolo Gil couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the game, Habsburgo's Manuel Gines nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaias Matxin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when Los Trip was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Frichoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute Carolo Gil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Matxin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Habsburgo were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Los Trip's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rogelio Cerilo took the corner. Armando Fraco thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Isaias Matxin, a very annoying self made goal in the 22nd minute which led to 0-2. In the 24th minute, Eduardo Edorta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amado Cordarryl was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Eusebio Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Habsburgo's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusebio Eufrasio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isaias Matxin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adan Mouricio hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Gines to make the kick off. Carolo Gil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Isaias Matxin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when Los Trip was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Liher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eusebio Eufrasio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Isaias Matxin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Los Trip's Isaias Matxin got control of the ball when Carolo Gil tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Los Trip's zone, Carolo Gil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaias Matxin came out of the goal and Carolo Gil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amado Cordarryl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Edorta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Vladimiro Pero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justo Thomas charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justo Thomas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, one of Habsburgo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Habsburgo. In the 84th minute, Carolo Gil made a precise shot to the right of Isaias Matxin. Los Trip's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Vladimiro Pero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isaias Matxin came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladimiro Pero slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 89th minute. Gervasio Quintan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Isaias Matxin made a huge save. Habsburgo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.