Official Cup

Piedra Preciosa
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Rami took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Quebracho FC got a freekick which was hit by Teo Frans. In the 7th minute of the match Deportivo Diamante U18 got a corner. Quebracho FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lino Igon ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Lino Igon got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paolo Abastas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Diamante U18's zone, Filiberto Ponc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Fagildo came out of the goal and Filiberto Ponc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Quebracho FC's Paolo Abastas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Quebracho FC from getting a goal against them. In the 13th minute, Conrado Maiorga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paolo Abastas. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Dalmau in the 17th minute of play forced Quebracho FC's goalkeeper Paolo Abastas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th match minute, Quebracho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severiano Iratzeder to maneuver through the defense. Deportivo Diamante U18's Conrado Maiorga got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paolo Abastas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Dalmau in the 33rd minute of the match. Fernando Firme took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Abastas. Paolo Abastas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Gregorio Fagildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Lekubegi in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Rami in the 39th minute of play forced Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Gregorio Fagildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Conrado Maiorga made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Deportivo Diamante U18's Leonides Dalmau made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paolo Abastas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The long shot by Rigoberto Jakobe in the 57th minute really tested Gregorio Fagildo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. With 64 minutes on the clock, Lino Igon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Deportivo Diamante U18 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Lino Igon hit a great ball. Aurelio Gaxan kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Amador Rafel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Abastas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Quebracho FC defense, Leonides Dalmau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paolo Abastas. The Quebracho FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paolo Abastas should have stopped the shot. Santos Lekubegi hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 83 minutes of play, Deportivo Diamante U18's Amador Rafel made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paolo Abastas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paolo Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Valiente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentino Lico in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paolo Abastas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paolo Abastas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Montel went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Deportivo Diamante U18 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.