Official Cup

Estadio Independenci
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filiberto Sauveur took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Eustacio Cesaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rebentala FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Mela Banco the free kick. After 4 played minutes Rebentala FC got a freekick which was hit by Eustacio Cesaro. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Herminio Santo hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Jaunti came free, but Jeremias Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardino Domingues struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Jeremias Bitxintxo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rebentala FC. In the 19th match minute, Rebentala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Benitez to maneuver through the defense. After 19 played minutes, Sportivo Mela Banco's Fausto Eguzki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Elpidio Pancho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sportivo Mela Banco reached it. Filiberto Sauveur scored 1-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elpidio Pancho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute of the match Fausto Eguzki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elpidio Pancho skillfully saved the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Sportivo Mela Banco's Herminio Santo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elpidio Pancho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Elpidio Pancho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Sauveur, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 42 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Rozarius. Sportivo Mela Banco's Jeremias Bitxintxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lawrence in the 44th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Lawrence to make the kick off. Jeremias Bitxintxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Lawrence, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute, Simon Isusko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sportivo Mela Banco's Jeremias Bitxintxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Jaunti in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Mela Banco's Simon Isusko got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Jeremias Bitxintxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Jeremias Bitxintxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Domingues in the 72nd minute of play. Rebentala FC's Santo Ganix was substituted for Carlos Lawrence. Herminio Santo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Elpidio Pancho made a huge save. If Herminio Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Abelardo Benitez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 minutes of play, Rebentala FC's Santo Ganix made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Bitxintxo was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Abelardo Benitez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Rebentala FC's Abelardo Benitez got a free kick in the 87th minute. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Clemente Rozarius hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, Santo Ganix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Jeremias Bitxintxo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rebentala FC had played much better football throughout.