Official Cup

La Visera
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anak Junior kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Anak Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anak Junior blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cornelio Merexildo having to make a save. In the 16th minute, Anak Junior ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cornelio Merexildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Cornelio Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anak Junior in the 20th minute of the match. Feliberto Gonsalvo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Li Sha Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C A U's Anak Junior got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Defensores del Albinegro's Tobias Montae got a free kick in the 33rd minute. C A U's Feliberto Gonsalvo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save C A U from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the game, Luciano Jerano lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Feliberto Gonsalvo. Anak Junior sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cornelio Merexildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anak Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Anak Junior managed to get in a good position for a shot. C A U's supporters rose to their feet, but Anak Junior was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Merexildo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 42 played minutes C A U got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Osasun. Lorenzo Lluterio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliberto Gonsalvo having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Anak Junior cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Cornelio Merexildo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Defensores del Albinegro players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C A U were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano Jerano to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, C A U's Anak Junior sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cornelio Merexildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. C A U were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Defensores del Albinegro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anak Junior took the corner. Alfonso Isauro was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. C A U's Eliseo Hurko was substituted for Ceferino Hever. The throw-in from Isaias Blasco in the 56th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C A U's İdris Doğu. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores del Albinegro's zone, Danilo Osasun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Merexildo came out of the goal and Danilo Osasun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, C A U's Eliseo Hurko got a free kick in the 59th minute. Cornelio Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anak Junior in the 61st minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Lorenzo Lluterio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Feliberto Gonsalvo. C A U's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lorenzo Lluterio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. C A U's Lucas Barcelos was substituted for Anak Junior. In the 72nd minute, Luciano Jerano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Feliberto Gonsalvo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. A sloppy throw-in by Tobias Montae in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C A U's Enrique Hrabina. In the 77th minute Li Sha Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Gonsalvo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliberto Gonsalvo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Lluterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Lucas Barcelos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Feliberto Gonsalvo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Sha Yuan in the 82nd minute of play. Cornelio Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Barcelos in the 87th minute of the match. The C A U supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C A U would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.