Official Cup

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The crowd rose to their feet as A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hibai Olano. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. After 6 minutes of play, Sperides's Lucero Mezquita made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maurino Serena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oscar Valdivia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maurino Serena. A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Natxo Cacheres got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belo Alvarez in the 14th minute of play forced Sperides's goalkeeper Hibai Olano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hibai Olano made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Manolo Bacete sent off a good shot on target. Manolo Bacete could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Hibai Olano made a huge save. Maurino Serena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Darling, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rdth minute of the game Belo Alvarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sperides's Hibai Olano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A.D. Alcorcón's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bingen Campos in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Darling came free, but Maurino Serena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes A.D. Alcorcón's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Isaac Carballido who took care of the corner kick. Hibai Olano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manolo Bacete in the 28th minute. When A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sperides's goalie prevented a goal. The A.D. Alcorcón fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lucas Darling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Maurino Serena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hibai Olano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Mayor in the 32nd minute of play. When Lucas Darling came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Sperides fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucas Darling couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leroy Antunez in the 37th minute of play forced Sperides's goalkeeper Hibai Olano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the match, Esteban Vadillos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hibai Olano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Sperides booed when A.D. Alcorcón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Mayor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurino Serena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucero Mezquita in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 47th minute Lucas Darling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurino Serena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Belo Alvarez to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Lucero Mezquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurino Serena was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 54th minute Sperides were awarded a corner. Isaac Carballido went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.D. Alcorcón's goalie and right to Marcel Desailly. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.D. Alcorcón's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Esteban Vadillos in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hibai Olano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 60 in the game by Lucero Mezquita from a close distance when the talented Maurino Serena managed to make a qualified save. A.D. Alcorcón's players were relieved. Hibai Olano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Vadillos, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute of the match, Lucas Darling tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maurino Serena saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Laurin Mangas replaced Delmar Mayor. A.D. Alcorcón's Eriz Acha was substituted for Natxo Cacheres. 72 minutes into the match, Sperides's goal looked a bit too open when Manolo Bacete came free, but Hibai Olano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena got control of the ball when Lucero Mezquita tried to sneak it across the goal line. After taking down the ball on Sperides's corner Isaac Carballido fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maurino Serena quite easily take care of the ball. Maurino Serena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Darling in the 78th minute of play. A.D. Alcorcón's Isaac Ortiz was substituted for Belo Alvarez. Maurino Serena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Darling, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 86 minutes, Lucero Mezquita made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ortiz in the 90th minute of play forced Sperides's goalkeeper Hibai Olano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apolinar Guijarro's late challenge caught a Sperides's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apolinar Guijarro helped the player get up and apologised. A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save A.D. Alcorcón from getting a goal against them. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.