Official Cup

Shea
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Armando Nesor kicked off to start the match. Anselmo Arnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Raimundo Ioritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Angel Aballe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimundo Ioritz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Raimundo Ioritz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Utopía Muerta FC's Armando Nesor in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Cavern Club's goalie prevented a goal. When Ruperto Cayo fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Utopía Muerta FC's protests and gave Ruperto Cayo a yellow card for diving instead. The Cavern Club's Anselmo Arnas got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Utopía Muerta FC's Raimundo Ioritz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Utopía Muerta FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Arnas in the 40th minute of play forced Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Raimundo Ioritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig Emander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 minutes, Narciso Fix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Utopía Muerta FC and the The Cavern Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Utopía Muerta FC's Narciso Fix got a free kick in the 45th minute. Stig Emander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimundo Ioritz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Arnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stig Emander stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Martín Palermo 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. Stig Emander charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stig Emander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Utopía Muerta FC booed when The Cavern Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Emander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prospero Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Nesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Tomás Iturri fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Cavern Club's protests and gave Tomás Iturri a yellow card for diving instead. The Cavern Club's Fermin Sein was substituted for Feliciano Lluis. Utopía Muerta FC made a substitution. Jonas Socorro replaced Ruperto Cayo. Tomás Iturri kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Anselmo Arnas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Arnas came free, but Raimundo Ioritz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Anselmo Arnas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Cavern Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 72 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Arnas came free, but Raimundo Ioritz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Anselmo Arnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 played minutes The Cavern Club got a freekick which was hit by Stig Emander. After having played for 85 minutes, Fidel Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Utopía Muerta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fidel Valente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dario Hartz's late challenge caught a The Cavern Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dario Hartz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, Dario Hartz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Gaskon hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Stig Emander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Raimundo Ioritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cavern Club walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.