Prized/Friendly Cup

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Asier started the match with the kick off. La Panchera's Javier Pastore got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aureliano Obeko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iker Cristos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute La Panchera were awarded a corner. Javier Pastore went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on La Panchera's corner Prudencio Manni fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aureliano Obeko quite easily take care of the ball. Gaspar Sabin's late challenge caught a La Panchera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Sabin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th minute, Gaspar Sabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Leones FC's zone, Javier Pastore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aureliano Obeko came out of the goal and Javier Pastore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aureliano Obeko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Cristos in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of La Panchera booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Poz didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Panchera's Santo Dimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Asier in the 18th minute of play. Leonardo Poz kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Iker Cristos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Gaspar Sabin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iker Cristos in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aureliano Obeko saved Leones FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Asier in the 32nd minute of play forced La Panchera's goalkeeper Santo Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Trendafil Katúrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Obeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Constantin Ike had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aureliano Obeko. Leones FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Constantin Ike was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After some careless play in the La Panchera defense, Martin Asier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Dimo. The La Panchera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Dimo should have stopped the shot. The Leones FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Panchera were winning 1-2.

In the 53rd minute Martin Asier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Dimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Trendafil Katúrov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Panchera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leones FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, La Panchera's Trendafil Katúrov got a free kick in the 54th minute. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Gaspar Sabin hit a great ball. With a little luck, Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko got control of the ball when Javier Pastore tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Faro to maneuver through the defense. Aureliano Obeko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iker Cristos in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, La Panchera's Melquiades Goiz got a free kick in the 70th minute. Santo Dimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Asier in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Cristos to maneuver through the defense. La Panchera's Santo Dimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Asier in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Maximiliano Atarrabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Dimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Asier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute of the match Leones FC got a corner. La Panchera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Peyo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mariano Peyo made a great header on Leones FC's corner, it was just that La Panchera's Santo Dimo managed to reach the ball for a save. Santo Dimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Sabin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Sabin in the 88th minute of play forced La Panchera's goalkeeper Santo Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Freddy Froila reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aureliano Obeko. The goal made the score 1-3. The supporters of La Panchera booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Poz didn't get a good kick on the ball.