Official Cup

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rene Ilixo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alberto Etxekopar scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roque Montes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cayetano Dantel lost his temper 10 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Timo! fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! 17 minutes into the match, Humberto Mel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Rudolfo. El ABUELO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Mel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 20 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Txurio came free, but Roque Montes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timo!'s Roque Montes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Timo! from getting a goal against them. El ABUELO FC's Serafin Eskuin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Roque Montes but with some difficulty. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Omar Quinton took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Roque Montes to make any attempt to save it. Roque Montes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergio Txurio in the 34th minute. If Franco Colapinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roque Montes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Etxekopar in the 41st minute. Timo!'s Roque Montes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Timo! from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, El ABUELO FC's Roque Montes threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Walt Samuel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 47th minute, Hugo Micael left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Timo! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Timo!'s Roque Montes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Txurio in the 54th minute of play. El ABUELO FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Niguel Mansell scored to the left of an out of position Orlando Rudolfo, making the score, 3-3. A collision led to El ABUELO FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Serafin Eskuin hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Warner Timo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rene Ilixo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Roque Montes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Etxekopar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niguel Mansell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Orlando Rudolfo came out and tried to block the shot, but Niguel Mansell slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute Humberto Mel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Franco Colapinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Etxekopar hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Roque Montes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Quinton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roque Montes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Quinton in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Quinton in the 97th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Roque Montes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Timo! walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.