Official Cup

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jairo Ioritz kicked off to start the match. Bernardino Beltran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Ponc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Fortín de Floresta's Jose Ponc saw an opening behind the goalie Bernardino Beltran in the 4thth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Bernardino Beltran with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. In the 7th minute Jose Ponc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Beltran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute of the match El Fortín de Floresta got a corner. LA MAQUINA F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eloy Alonso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led El Fortín de Floresta's Eloy Alonso to fire away a dangerous shot which Bernardino Beltran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Mamat Marasabessy came free, but Carolo Naelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardino Beltran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Ioritz in the 22nd minute of play. Jose Ponc hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Hector Selmo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of LA MAQUINA F.C's Bernardino Beltran. Bernardino Beltran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernardino Beltran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Ponc in the 28th minute of play. Angelo Felo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Bernardino Beltran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Ekaitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jairo Ioritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when LA MAQUINA F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Leoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernardino Beltran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Ekaitz in the 43rd minute of play. Godfredo Dantae lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Bernardino Beltran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jose Ponc went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 60th minute Hector Selmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Beltran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardino Beltran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Ekaitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Basilio Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Naelio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Ekaitz in the 71st minute of play forced LA MAQUINA F.C's goalkeeper Bernardino Beltran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardino Beltran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Selmo in the 73rd minute of the match. After 73 minutes of play, El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardino Beltran was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Fortín de Floresta's Necaettin Sahir was substituted for Jairo Ioritz. El Fortín de Floresta's Teofilo Rojelio was substituted for Nicanor Estefan. Bernardino Beltran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Ponc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardino Beltran came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by El Fortín de Floresta's Necaettin Sahir. But to his dismay, Necaettin Sahir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After 90 minutes, Bonifacio Gregory mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA MAQUINA F.C and the El Fortín de Floresta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bonifacio Gregory hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Bernardino Beltran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Necaettin Sahir in the 95th minute of the match. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by LA MAQUINA F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eloy Alonso was slow to take the kick. During this time El Fortín de Floresta's players had a chance to rest. There was no doubt that El Fortín de Floresta were the better team. El Fortín de Floresta's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.