Official Cup

O Poboado
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eleodoro Cayuela got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curro Huarte in the 3rd minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Machado Nieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Machado Nieto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curro Huarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Machado Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Curro Huarte in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Sindo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's supporters rose to their feet, but Sindo Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Machado Nieto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Clube Esportivo Saudade booed when ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taio Bermejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes ALPUJARRAS LIBRE got a freekick which was hit by Iyan Sainz. After having played for 29 minutes, Txomin Suarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Esportivo Saudade's supporters crossed their fingers, but Txomin Suarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arbidel Nadal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Machado Nieto having to interfere. Renaldo Jauregui charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renaldo Jauregui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renaldo Jauregui hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Arbidel Nadal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Machado Nieto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Curro Huarte made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Eleodoro Cayuela came free, but Neron Gibert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute ALPUJARRAS LIBRE were awarded a corner. Bernard Jaen went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Bernard Jaen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Machado Nieto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. García Salgado replaced Arbidel Nadal. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Xosepe Morales replaced Bernard Jaen. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Xosepe Morales with Curro Huarte as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Txomin Suarez during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Txomin Suarez kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Neron Gibert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulin Canosa in the 93rd minute of play. Cristo Alacuart charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristo Alacuart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 97th minute, Cristo Alacuart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.