Official Cup

El Gran Palacio
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Esteve Nicholas made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Eigtheenstars 2 got a freekick which was hit by Astor Patxi. In the 6th minute Mateo Hibai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Soter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aquiles Nafarroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantino Roano in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Florencio Hever ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Soter was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 15 minutes into the game, Aquilino Mogel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Municipales FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eigtheenstars 2 the free kick. After 17 played minutes Municipales FC got a freekick which was hit by Florencio Hever. Serafino Lico took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aquiles Nafarroa. Municipales FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 18 minutes of play Municipales FC's Aquilino Mogel was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Aquilino Mogel hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Constantino Roano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquiles Nafarroa having to interfere. Guaberto Panpili charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guaberto Panpili the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, Eigtheenstars 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Gelacio to maneuver through the defense. Dionisio Inko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ariel Soter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteve Nicholas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ariel Soter came out and tried to block the shot, but Esteve Nicholas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 36th minute. After 41 played minutes Municipales FC got a freekick which was hit by Dionisio Inko. After 42 played minutes, Eigtheenstars 2's Serafino Lico shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aquiles Nafarroa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eigtheenstars 2 reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Esteve Nicholas got free with Ariel Soter in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 Serafino Lico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Esteve Nicholas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Soter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Eigtheenstars 2's zone, Mateo Hibai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Soter came out of the goal and Mateo Hibai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute Esteve Nicholas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Soter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Eigtheenstars 2's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Hever came free, but Ariel Soter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Nicholas in the 68th minute of play forced Eigtheenstars 2's goalkeeper Ariel Soter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Florencio Hever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Municipales FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florencio Hever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute Esteve Nicholas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Soter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ariel Soter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Nicholas in the 73rd minute of play. After 75th play minutes Esteve Nicholas shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Ariel Soter and just under the crossbar into goal. Florencio Hever received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ariel Soter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltasar Gelacio during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eigtheenstars 2's Baltasar Gelacio got a free kick in the 80th minute. Eigtheenstars 2's Ariel Soter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Nicholas in the 82nd minute of play. Ariel Soter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Hever, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Astor Patxi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Soter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Mateo Hibai notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Eigtheenstars 2's Ariel Soter. Ariel Soter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Florencio Hever kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Ariel Soter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Municipales FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.