Official Cup

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) 3 minutes into the match, El Azulgrana's goalkeeper Aaron Estevon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Espiridion. In the 6th minute of the match Guns And Roses got a corner. El Azulgrana's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvaro Iigo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Wilfredo Elia to score against Aaron Estevon in El Azulgrana's goal. 1-0 after 6 minutes. Aaron Estevon came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Guns And Roses's Joel Espiridion. But to his dismay, Joel Espiridion quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Vladimiro Cugat came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the El Azulgrana 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 Vladimiro Cugat couldn't finish the play. In the 19th match minute, El Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Jaen to maneuver through the defense. El Azulgrana's Aaron Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Iigo in the 24th minute of play. Joel Espiridion charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Espiridion the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Constantino Ugaitz hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Iigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Estevon was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvaro Iigo made a kick off. In the 55th minute of the match Anier Manny shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aaron Estevon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Anier Manny hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Espiridion in the 69th minute of play forced El Azulgrana's goalkeeper Aaron Estevon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Librado kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When Claudio Librado fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guns And Roses's protests and gave Claudio Librado a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, El Azulgrana's Marcos Frasco got a free kick in the 80th minute. El Azulgrana's Aaron Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Iigo in the 81st minute of play. When Amadeo Mazuste fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Azulgrana's protests and gave Amadeo Mazuste a yellow card for diving instead. Aaron Estevon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Iigo's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Aaron Estevon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Iigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Espiridion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Azulgrana's Aaron Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Iigo in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's Joel Espiridion sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Estevon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aaron Estevon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Iigo in the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the El Azulgrana players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Guns And Roses.