Official Cup

Eristoff Memorial
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Richmond Van Glabeeke kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Vodka Stars 1949 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Casado Castan hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the game, Puerto de Sagunto CF's Richmond Van Glabeeke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Generoso Beloki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gong Yong Nan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Véber, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Generoso Beloki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richmond Van Glabeeke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Paul Geeraerts managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vodka Stars 1949's supporters rose to their feet, but Paul Geeraerts was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gong Yong Nan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute Paul Geeraerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gong Yong Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Vodka Stars 1949 defense, Richmond Van Glabeeke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Beloki. The Vodka Stars 1949 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Beloki should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Richmond Van Glabeeke had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Beloki. Vodka Stars 1949's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Richmond Van Glabeeke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richmond Van Glabeeke in the 39th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Generoso Beloki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Montaña kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. If Benê Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Puerto de Sagunto CF were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Curcio Alonso made a kick off. Gong Yong Nan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Véber, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Richmond Van Glabeeke notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Vodka Stars 1949's Generoso Beloki. Generoso Beloki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Puerto de Sagunto CF made a substitution. Doroteo Astudillo replaced Florentino Checa. Curcio Alonso scored 2-5 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gong Yong Nan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Puerto de Sagunto CF's Francisco José Millán was substituted for Richmond Van Glabeeke. Vodka Stars 1949 made a substitution. Nevada Lopez de Toro replaced Casado Castan. 67 minutes into the game, Francisco José Millán cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Generoso Beloki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Puerto de Sagunto CF's Frans Beckenbauer got a free kick in the 78th minute. Gong Yong Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Batalla in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Paul Geeraerts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vodka Stars 1949 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-6. Paul Geeraerts struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Gong Yong Nan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vodka Stars 1949. The audience was convinced that Francisco José Millán's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Generoso Beloki was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Chico Viejo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. Generoso Beloki had in the 91stth minute some difficulties stopping Francisco José Millán's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Francisco José Millán blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Generoso Beloki having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco José Millán in the 93rd minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Generoso Beloki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Puerto de Sagunto CF's Francisco José Millán in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vodka Stars 1949's goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute of the match Puerto de Sagunto CF got a corner. Vodka Stars 1949's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tommy Galle ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tommy Galle got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Generoso Beloki quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Puerto de Sagunto CF's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.