Official Cup

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Matias Bilintx started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sporting de Gijón! When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, Franja Dorada's Igor Tartalo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Óscar Cordoba. Valentin Licerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Maradona in the 18th minute of play. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bülent Ruge, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Tartalo in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Maradona in the 24th minute of play forced Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bülent Ruge in the 26th minute of the match. Diego Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentin Licerio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Bülent Ruge lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Óscar Cordoba. Óscar Cordoba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Tartalo in the 34th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Igor Tartalo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Óscar Cordoba. That made the score 3-0 in the 34 minute of play. With his leg Óscar Cordoba managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Franja Dorada's Igor Tartalo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alphonso Davies hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Tartalo in the 47th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Wayne Rooney replaced Alejandro Rufo. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silverio Jacob was the one to do the kick off. Valentin Licerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Saturnino Curcio hit a great ball. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Jacob in the 56th minute of play. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Maradona in the 59th minute of play. Sporting de Gijón's Wayne Rooney got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Jacob in the 67th minute of play. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Jacob in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio got control of the ball when Wayne Rooney tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diego Maradona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Valentin Licerio made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Silverio Jacob had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silverio Jacob was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Sporting de Gijón's Mario Zanabria was substituted for Venancio Emesto. 89 minutes into the game, Diego Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Valentin Licerio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valentin Licerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 96th minute of play. Franja Dorada's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.