Official Cup

Eristoff Memorial
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tato Guasch got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Carlitos Garzon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lalo Jaen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Villawalter City's Alirio Puyol got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Bazil Rubio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peio Bacete charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peio Bacete the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, Gerald Deulofeu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vodka Stars 1949's Baraxil Folch got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tato Guasch's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lalo Jaen firmly grabbed it by the left post. Anxo Maestro kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Vodka Stars 1949's Bazil Rubio got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Villawalter City's Magdaleno Alcantara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Regis Zurica made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 31st minute, Bazil Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Villawalter City's Isaac Pantoja got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Kennedy in the 33rd minute of play forced Villawalter City's goalkeeper Lalo Jaen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bazil Rubio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lalo Jaen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. When Bazil Rubio came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Vodka Stars 1949 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 Bazil Rubio couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tato Guasch during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magdaleno Alcantara in the 42nd minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Regis Zurica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerald Deulofeu in the 45th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Regis Zurica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes Villawalter City got a freekick which was hit by Alirio Puyol.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerald Deulofeu to make the kick off. Lalo Jaen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bazil Rubio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Tato Guasch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lalo Jaen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 63 minutes of play, Vodka Stars 1949's Baraxil Folch made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lalo Jaen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vodka Stars 1949's Tato Guasch got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Tato Guasch off the ground. Tato Guasch hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Gerald Deulofeu 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. A collision led to Vodka Stars 1949 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Gabri Vicente hit a great ball. Nahia Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Villawalter City's Magdaleno Alcantara got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gerald Deulofeu took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Regis Zurica. Regis Zurica dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Lalo Jaen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlitos Garzon's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. The Vodka Stars 1949 fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Vodka Stars 1949's Carlitos Garzon 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gerald Deulofeu's late challenge caught a Vodka Stars 1949's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerald Deulofeu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Villawalter City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerald Deulofeu to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Bazil Rubio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lalo Jaen. Villawalter City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bazil Rubio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Villawalter City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vodka Stars 1949.