Official Cup

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Wilfredo Ibon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Luisito Birjaio came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Yala 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 Luisito Birjaio couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Horacio Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's supporters rose to their feet, but Horacio Confesor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Eguntsenti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Delmar Min could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Valentin Eguntsenti made a huge save. Horacio Confesor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Valentin Eguntsenti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Eguntsenti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Ibon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Eguntsenti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Ibon in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yala's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dionisio Txilar was slow to take the kick. During this time ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's players had a chance to rest. Dionisio Txilar made a great header on ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's corner, it was just that Yala's Valentin Eguntsenti managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 38th minute, Rene Henric 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. In the 44th minute, Luisito Birjaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristobal Aurken to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Yala's zone, Horacio Confesor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Eguntsenti came out of the goal and Horacio Confesor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Luisito Birjaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Chuse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Valentin Eguntsenti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Reyes hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 61 played minutes, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Dionisio Txilar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valentin Eguntsenti 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 ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ reached it. A collision led to Yala getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Luisito Birjaio hit a great ball. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Horacio Confesor got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rene Henric received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Valentin Eguntsenti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horacio Confesor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ booed when Yala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Joey didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the game, Ciriaco Reyes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ the free kick. The supporters of ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ booed when Yala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dionisio Txilar struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Valentin Eguntsenti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ had won after a very even match.