Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Miraflores
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes of play, RIVER PASION FC's Arnulfo Opilano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto Eliazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute Cirilo Mero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Ritchie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernesto Eliazar came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by RIVER PASION FC's Arnulfo Opilano. But to his dismay, Arnulfo Opilano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Miraflores FC's attentive Prospero Breogan managed to snatch the ball when Herminio Baraquiel made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Ernesto Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Baraquiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Miraflores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Opilano came free, but Ernesto Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cirilo Mero came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Miraflores FC 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 Cirilo Mero couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cirilo Mero in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teodoro Ritchie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miraflores FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after RIVER PASION FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Silvio Jeraldo took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Amancio Azeari heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to Miraflores FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Cipriano Koldobika hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Arnulfo Opilano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RIVER PASION FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ernesto Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Opilano, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Miraflores FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Froila came free, but Ernesto Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Mero in the 43rd minute of play forced RIVER PASION FC's goalkeeper Teodoro Ritchie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cirilo Mero to make the kick off. A collision led to Miraflores FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jonatan Bonifaco hit a great ball. Miraflores FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Arnulfo Opilano scored to the left of an out of position Ernesto Eliazar, making the score, 0-4. Cirilo Mero struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Teodoro Ritchie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miraflores FC. In the 61st minute Arnulfo Opilano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Eliazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, RIVER PASION FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Opilano to maneuver through the defense. Simon Chap hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ernesto Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Opilano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Herminio Baraquiel could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Ernesto Eliazar however easily saved by the left post. In the 82nd minute Cirilo Mero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Ritchie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Basajaun in the 84th minute of play forced RIVER PASION FC's goalkeeper Teodoro Ritchie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Eliazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnulfo Opilano's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. After 88 played minutes RIVER PASION FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Handi. Robustiano Vargas hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Amancio Azeari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Miraflores FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amancio Azeari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodoro Ritchie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The RIVER PASION FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing RIVER PASION FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.