Official Cup

Piquirenda
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fulgencio Gartzi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Bernal in the 3rd minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Bernal in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute Jan-Olof Eliasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Papardelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 16th minute of play forced Piquirenda FC's goalkeeper Didi Papardelas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didi Papardelas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Gotzon in the 23rd minute of play. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Piquirenda FC's Olgierd Bator got a free kick in the 28th minute. Fulgencio Gartzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Didi Papardelas having to make a save. In the 30th minute Fulgencio Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Papardelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match, Eugenio Bernal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Belchior Saldanha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Eugenio Bernal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Bernal in the 38th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Bernal came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belchior Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugenio Bernal in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Sädräddin Cavadov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piquirenda FC the free kick. After 45 played minutes La Gallardeta got a freekick which was hit by Sädräddin Cavadov. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eugenio Bernal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fulgencio Gartzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Didi Papardelas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Bernal in the 54th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Juan Gotzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Piquirenda FC's Jilian Oosters was substituted for Severiano Ibañez. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Juan Gotzon hit a great ball. After 61 minutes La Gallardeta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roberto Iratze who took care of the corner kick. Jilian Oosters was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 65 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Bernal came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piquirenda FC's Haroldo Vidal was substituted for Filiberto Indartsu. Piquirenda FC made a substitution. Laureano Abeita replaced Roberto Iratze. In the 71st minute, Haroldo Vidal made a precise shot to the right of Belchior Saldanha. La Gallardeta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Abeita in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Eugenio Bernal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute Fulgencio Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Papardelas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on La Gallardeta's corner Alessio Scandella fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Didi Papardelas quite easily take care of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Gallardeta players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Piquirenda FC.