Official Cup

Armilla
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santiago Sidoro started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santiago Sidoro who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Dolfo Marcos to score against Erik Thorstvedt in Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goal. 1-0 after 5 minutes. A collision led to Barrikako Herensugeak F.C getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Iratxo Crespo hit a great ball. Iratxo Crespo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Valdemar Guerreiro got a free kick in the 15th minute. Erik Thorstvedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Sidoro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 26th match minute, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inautzi Torres to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Sidoro took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Thorstvedt. Erik Thorstvedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 31st minute, Dolfo Marcos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Erik Thorstvedt, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leizarraga Leal in the 33rd minute of play forced Armilla's goalkeeper Froilan Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armilla's Dolfo Marcos got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Erik Thorstvedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Sidoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Santiago Sidoro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erik Thorstvedt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Erik Thorstvedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santiago Sidoro's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Erik Thorstvedt came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Armilla's Santiago Sidoro. But to his dismay, Santiago Sidoro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Erik Thorstvedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Sidoro in the 65th minute of the match. Armilla's Roland Radics got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Unax Ondategui was substituted for Michel Hervé. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Erik Thorstvedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Sidoro in the 70th minute of play. After 71 minutes, Iratxo Crespo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrikako Herensugeak F.C and the Armilla players grew even worse after the yellow card. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Antonio Guasch was substituted for Iratxo Crespo. A collision led to Barrikako Herensugeak F.C getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Iratxo Crespo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peru Casals in the 73rd minute of play forced Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Armilla booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre De Pablo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Pascal Riells cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Erik Thorstvedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Sidoro in the 83rd minute of play forced Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Armilla booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre De Pablo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitor Cambero hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Leizarraga Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes Barrikako Herensugeak F.C got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Guerreiro. When Peru Casals came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Armilla fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Peru Casals couldn't finish the play. Erik Thorstvedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Riells in the 95th minute of the match. In the 97th minute of the match Armilla got a corner. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santiago Sidoro ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the referee ended the match the Armilla players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.