Official Cup

EL GIGANTE
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnulfo Panpili started the match with the kick off. Rodolfo Bonadona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Elias Garin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodolfo Bonadona struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Elias Garin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventud Antoniana. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Federico Poncio took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Angelo Bartolome to make any attempt to save it. In the 23rd minute, Delmiro Castel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anacleto Rosalio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 28th match minute, Juventud Antoniana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Panpili to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Erasmo Lertxun notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Juventud Antoniana's Angelo Bartolome. Angelo Bartolome was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mariano Sidro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Juventud Antoniana got a freekick which was hit by Anacleto Rosalio. Juventud Antoniana's Angelo Bartolome proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Juventud Antoniana from getting a goal against them. After 46 minutes, Domingo Lizbeth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventud Antoniana and the Miraflores players grew even worse after the yellow card. Miraflores made a substitution. Arnoldo Leoiar replaced Erasmo Lertxun. When the match had been going on for 49 minutes Danilo Quexal shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Angelo Bartolome when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arnoldo Leoiar to strike the kick off in the second half. Geronimo Gonchan charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geronimo Gonchan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Arnoldo Leoiar came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Miraflores 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 Arnoldo Leoiar couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Bonadona in the 56th minute of play forced Miraflores's goalkeeper Elias Garin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Garin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Panpili in the 59th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Delmiro Castel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Elias Garin. Delmiro Castel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Sidro in the 74th minute of play forced Juventud Antoniana's goalkeeper Angelo Bartolome to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Miraflores's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Panpili came free, but Elias Garin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Bartolome showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Poncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Angelo Bartolome showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Poncio in the 85th minute of the match. If Arnoldo Leoiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Bartolome showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Poncio in the 93rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Delmiro Castel could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Elias Garin however easily saved by the left post. 97 minutes into the match, Miraflores's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Bonadona came free, but Elias Garin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.