Official Cup

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bautista Bausa started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 7th minute of play forced Ajax Colombiano's goalkeeper Mancio Arana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Ajax Colombiano got a freekick which was hit by Mitxaut Matias. In the 13th minute, Ciriaco Cañaveral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Viola Gigliati fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 16th minute, Ciriaco Cañaveral 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. With a little luck, Ajax Colombiano's Mancio Arana got control of the ball when Ciriaco Cañaveral tried to sneak it across the goal line. Herminio Aujea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ralondo Barboa. AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Enrico Cicero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mancio Arana, 2-0. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Ajax Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niceto Belda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41stth minute of the game Santio Marco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajax Colombiano's Mancio Arana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Lawrence Arizabalo managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Viola Gigliati's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Arizabalo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mancio Arana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciriaco Cañaveral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Ajax Colombiano's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrence Arizabalo came free, but Mancio Arana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Ajax Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Zuñiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match Pacifico Villazan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mancio Arana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When AFC Viola Gigliati's Santio Marco in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax Colombiano's goalie prevented a goal. Mancio Arana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lawrence Arizabalo went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Mancio Arana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Ajax Colombiano getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Belmiro Hoyuelos hit a great ball. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Ajax Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Hoyuelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Ciriaco Cañaveral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajax Colombiano's Mancio Arana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Quentin Odoardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Ajax Colombiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belmiro Hoyuelos to maneuver through the defense. Mancio Arana came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Viola Gigliati's Ciriaco Cañaveral. But to his dismay, Ciriaco Cañaveral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Santio Marco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mancio Arana having to make a save. When the referee ended the match the AFC Viola Gigliati players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.