Prized/Friendly Cup

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Nestor Chap started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bernabe Oto came free, but Paulo Txatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Q. T. I.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodosio Ayala was slow to take the kick. During this time PINGO PINGO's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Desiderio Restu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to Q. T. I. getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Domingos Giraldo hit a great ball. Felipe Vimaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo Txatxu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Oto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Txatxu was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Bernabe Oto sped through Q. T. I.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulo Txatxu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernabe Oto in the 23rd minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafin Maurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmiro Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Serafin Maurino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Veto went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Delmiro Macerio charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delmiro Macerio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Delmiro Macerio hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes, Bernabe Oto made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Desiderio Restu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo Txatxu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Nestor Chap hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. If Marcelo Garoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Laureano Mercurio replaced Domingos Giraldo. 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 Bernabe Oto to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodosio Ayala got free with Paulo Txatxu in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Q. T. I. from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute, Rolando Su hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PINGO PINGO's Teodosio Ayala couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Q. T. I.. After a rather tough play, PINGO PINGO's Desiderio Restu got a free kick in the 72nd minute. PINGO PINGO's Serafin Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Macerio in the 74th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Chap came free, but Serafin Maurino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, PINGO PINGO's Marcelo Garoa got a free kick in the 76th minute. PINGO PINGO's Serafin Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Macerio in the 79th minute of play. Serafin Maurino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Chap in the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the game, Desiderio Restu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PINGO PINGO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Q. T. I. the free kick. The supporters of Q. T. I. booed when PINGO PINGO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Desiderio Restu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nestor Chap fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Q. T. I.'s protests and gave Nestor Chap a yellow card for diving instead. Nestor Chap kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Serafin Maurino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmiro Macerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Maurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmiro Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute Nestor Chap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Maurino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Q. T. I. getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nestor Chap hit a great ball. Fabian Cubero hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After 96 played minutes, Q. T. I.'s Jaime Menendo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Serafin Maurino 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 Q. T. I. reached it. PINGO PINGO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.