Official Cup

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Esteban Bitxintxo got the match started through his kick off. When Severino Gipuzkoa fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Habsburgo's protests and gave Severino Gipuzkoa a yellow card for diving instead. Lucio Christobal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Kepa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Bitxintxo in the 7th minute of play forced Habsburgo's goalkeeper Lucio Christobal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulises Bernebe during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 8 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Ulises Bernebe. When Severino Gipuzkoa was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 12 minutes had been played. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Severino Gipuzkoa hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in San Martin de Tucuman's zone, Serafino Estevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabricio Steven came out of the goal and Serafino Estevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th match minute, Habsburgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Mouricio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Lucio Bixintxo hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes San Martin de Tucuman got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Iyan. Serafino Estevez might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabricio Steven. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Serafino Estevez ran back to his position shaking his head. 32 minutes into the match, Esteban Bitxintxo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal. Lucio Christobal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 36 minutes of play, San Martin de Tucuman's Astor Kepa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Christobal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafino Estevez got free with Fabricio Steven in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half San Martin de Tucuman were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Serafino Estevez made the kick off in the second half. Lucio Christobal made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Astor Kepa sent off a good shot on target. Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Kepa in the 56th minute of play. Leo Ramone received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lucio Christobal came out and tried to block the shot, but Leo Ramone slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Astor Kepa got free with Lucio Christobal in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Camilo Salvino charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Salvino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. San Martin de Tucuman's Siro Barrionuevo was substituted for Leo Ramone. After a rather tough play, Habsburgo's Camilo Salvino got a free kick in the 78th minute. San Martin de Tucuman's Alfredo Eguerdi suffered a sore thigh after 79 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Habsburgo's Camilo Salvino got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Camilo Salvino off the ground. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Camilo Salvino hit a great ball. Lucio Christobal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Meder, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, San Martin de Tucuman's Astor Kepa got a free kick in the 91st minute. San Martin de Tucuman's Raimundo Meder was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 94th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. San Martin de Tucuman played a much better game than Habsburgo and deserved their victory. The Habsburgo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.