Official Cup

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Ramone in the 5th minute of play. Esquipula Argomedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mete Culiță having to interfere. In the 9th minute Alvin Brenner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mete Culiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Aioros FC booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadzio Araico didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Aioros FC's Mete Culiță got control of the ball when Ádám Dobos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Aioros FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Esquipula Argomedo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 29th minute, Alvin Brenner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Angelino Lore came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara 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 Angelino Lore couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute Efrain Ramone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ieltxu Orbaneja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patricio Bezanilla was slow to take the kick. During this time Aioros FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Patricio Bezanilla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja did a great save. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust in the 41st minute of the match. Aioros FC's Mete Culiță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvin Brenner in the 44th minute of play. Efrain Ramone hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Aioros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Bezanilla didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Esquipula Argomedo came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara 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 Esquipula Argomedo couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Efrain Ramone to make the kick off. Xaiver Saes lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 55th minute, one of Aioros FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aioros FC. Esquipula Argomedo shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Esquipula Argomedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esquipula Argomedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mete Culiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvin Brenner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ieltxu Orbaneja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Ramone in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Suero Bidaurre got a free kick in the 69th minute. Fernando Whitmore hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Alvin Brenner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mete Culiță having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Brenner in the 78th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes Aioros FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Esquipula Argomedo who took care of the corner kick. In the 85th match minute, Aioros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Whitmore to maneuver through the defense. Efrain Ramone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Ieltxu Orbaneja made a huge save. Ieltxu Orbaneja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust in the 89th minute. After 92 minutes of play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Esquipula Argomedo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mete Culiță was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Aioros FC's zone, Ádám Dobos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mete Culiță came out of the goal and Ádám Dobos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alvin Brenner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.