Official Cup

JOSE ANGEL PEREZ
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Augusto Tróia took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Tróia in the 4th minute of play forced ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goalkeeper Remigio Valerón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Valerón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Carlos Augusto Tróia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Augusto Tróia came free, but Remigio Valerón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Girona FC's Carlos Augusto Tróia managed to work through ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Carlos Augusto Tróia dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Remigio Valerón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Saverio Castelao kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Remigio Valerón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkay Yetiş in the 26th minute of the match. After 30 minutes of play, Girona FC's Carlos Augusto Tróia made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Remigio Valerón was left in no man's land by his defense there! 34 minutes into the match, Girona FC's Ovidio Maldonado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remigio Valerón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ovidio Maldonado charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Maldonado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th minute, Ovidio Maldonado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner led to Girona FC's Gaizkine Babia getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Jakes Vila to make the kick off. Saverio Castelao hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Gdaniec in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remigio Valerón saved ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO from getting behind. Berkay Yetiş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Remigio Valerón made a huge save. Girona FC's Alfonso De Pedro was substituted for Berkay Yetiş. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Roman Gdaniec managed to get in a good position for a shot. Girona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Gdaniec was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remigio Valerón breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Remigio Valerón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Gdaniec, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Roman Gdaniec hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Guido Escobar was substituted for Jakes Vila. The supporters of ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO booed when Girona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Gdaniec didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Alfonso De Pedro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Remigio Valerón was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 83 minutes into the match, Girona FC's Roman Gdaniec sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remigio Valerón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remigio Valerón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Gdaniec in the 85th minute of play. Remigio Valerón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfonso De Pedro in the 87th minute. Girona FC's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rey Northe in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute Rey Northe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Gdaniec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Remigio Valerón read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Girona FC's Alfonso De Pedro got a free kick in the 95th minute. The ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Girona FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Girona FC.