Prized/Friendly Cup

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerazan Lluba kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 3 in the game by Fermin Mingo from a close distance when the talented Rik Sirguero managed to make a qualified save. Fire Breathers FC's players were relieved. Fire Breathers FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after C. A. Atlanta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Egun Larquera took the corner. Baiardo Forcadas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Arnoldo Kismi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute of the match, Constantino Bertol got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rik Sirguero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Fire Breathers FC's Goizeder Parserises got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Constantino Bertol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Atlanta's zone, Roland Boudon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Kismi came out of the goal and Roland Boudon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Fermin Mingo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rik Sirguero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fermin Mingo in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rik Sirguero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led to C. A. Atlanta's Evaristo Rosio getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 40 minutes of play, C. A. Atlanta's Constantino Bertol made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rik Sirguero was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fermin Mingo in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rik Sirguero saved Fire Breathers FC from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Gerazan Lluba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Kismi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerazan Lluba in the 57th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Fermin Mingo put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rik Sirguero. 74 minutes into the match, C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Goizeder Parserises. Arnoldo Kismi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Goizeder Parserises in the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of Fire Breathers FC booed when C. A. Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Dolfos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Baiardo Forcadas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fire Breathers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baiardo Forcadas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Gerazan Lluba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Arnoldo Kismi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fermin Mingo hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The supporters of Fire Breathers FC booed when C. A. Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fermin Mingo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerazan Lluba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Arnoldo Kismi made a huge save. Fire Breathers FC's Rik Sirguero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Mingo in the 93rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fermin Mingo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rik Sirguero was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Arnoldo Kismi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aquilino Ocomardia in the 96th minute. Fire Breathers FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.