Prized/Friendly Cup

Plinio Zabala
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sacro Balompié's Apolo Peto 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. After 4 minutes Perico City Grup's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Apolo Peto who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Sacro Balompié's Apolo Peto to fire away a dangerous shot which Maximiliano Bittor despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Guipuzkoa in the 6th minute of play forced Perico City Grup's goalkeeper Maximiliano Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Gervasio Lidon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximiliano Bittor. Perico City Grup's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gervasio Lidon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Maximiliano Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Lidon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximiliano Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Perico City Grup defense, Apolo Peto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximiliano Bittor. The Perico City Grup fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximiliano Bittor should have stopped the shot. If Apolo Peto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Mateo Cuartio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Perico City Grup's goal looked a bit too open when Iker Shepherd came free, but Maximiliano Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximiliano Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iker Shepherd, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the game, Iker Shepherd cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Maximiliano Bittor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Bautista took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maximiliano Bittor. Maximiliano Bittor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 38th minute, Iker Shepherd made a precise shot to the right of Maximiliano Bittor. Perico City Grup's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Maximiliano Bittor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iker Shepherd went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. 46 minutes into the game, Sacro Balompié's Gervasio Lidon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Bittor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clodoveo Burutzagi was the one to do the kick off. Maximiliano Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Perico City Grup defense, Gervasio Lidon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximiliano Bittor. The Perico City Grup fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximiliano Bittor should have stopped the shot. Apolo Peto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sacro Balompié's Chronis Diamantopoulos was substituted for Basilio Bernat. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Luis Suárez replaced Iker Shepherd. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Apolo Peto took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Maximiliano Bittor to make any attempt to save it. In the 72nd minute, Luis Suárez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sacro Balompié fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. Maximiliano Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Luis Suárez took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maximiliano Bittor. Maximiliano Bittor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-12. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Hermengildo Mazuste hit a great ball. The supporters of Sacro Balompié booed when Perico City Grup was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Petrigai didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Sacro Balompié's Chronis Diamantopoulos got a free kick in the 94th minute. Sacro Balompié's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.