Prized/Friendly Cup

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when David Ondino took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Primitivo Chago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomero Ibon was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Primitivo Chago put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Baldomero Ibon. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Primitivo Chago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Ibon came out of the goal and Primitivo Chago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute Primitivo Chago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Ibon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Chago came free, but Baldomero Ibon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Los Gallos got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Neron. Filiberto Iratzeder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Octavio Jakobe in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Los Gallos's Valentin Neron got a free kick in the 25th minute. Maximino Ebardo kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Higinio Tiadoro notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Naboonga OFF's Baldomero Ibon. Baldomero Ibon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valentin Neron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Los Gallos booed when Naboonga OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Jago didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 minutes, Blas Bortzaioriz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Naboonga OFF and the Los Gallos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 played minutes Naboonga OFF got a freekick which was hit by Blas Bortzaioriz. Los Gallos's Valentin Neron got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Los Gallos booed when Naboonga OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Jakobe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomero Ibon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Osoitz in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Osoitz was the one to do the kick off. Baldomero Ibon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Chago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 52 minutes into the match, Primitivo Chago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldomero Ibon. Naboonga OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Primitivo Chago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Fernando Osoitz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Ibon came out of the goal and Fernando Osoitz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baldomero Ibon stood somewhat misplaced when Valentin Neron came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 64 minute. Baldomero Ibon was a little too slow when Valentin Neron got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-6. Primitivo Chago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Baldomero Ibon made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Fernando Osoitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Gallos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. In the 82nd minute, Alfredo Jago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Neron took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Baldomero Ibon. Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Valentin Neron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 92nd minute, Valentin Neron 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. 94 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Baldomero Ibon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Osoitz. When the match was over Los Gallos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Naboonga OFF throughout the match.