Prized/Friendly Cup

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Faron made the kick off which started today's match. Lucio Christobal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Su in the 3rd minute of play. Lucio Christobal came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Joel Faron. But to his dismay, Joel Faron quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Joel Faron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucio Christobal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 12 minutes of play, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Romeo Su made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Christobal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baltasar Mouricio hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Tiburcio Sendoa got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 29 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Severino Gipuzkoa. In the 30th minute of the match Tomas Donostia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucio Christobal skillfully saved the ball. Lucio Christobal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Donostia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anastasio Mannuel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Lucio Christobal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Serafino Estevez to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Birila. After 53 played minutes, Habsburgo's Baltasar Mouricio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ovidio Roldan 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 Habsburgo reached it. In the 54th minute Romeo Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Christobal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Salvino. Severino Gipuzkoa charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Gipuzkoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Habsburgo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! The referee gave R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tomas Donostia, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal. 0-5. Lucio Christobal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Faron, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Habsburgo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Joel Faron scored to the left of an out of position Lucio Christobal, making the score, 0-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Romeo Su kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lucio Christobal. That made the score 0-7 in the 68 minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Habsburgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulises Bernebe to maneuver through the defense. Lucio Christobal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Faron, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Romeo Su received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Lucio Christobal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucio Bixintxo kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Habsburgo's Camilo Salvino got a free kick in the 85th minute. Lucio Christobal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Su, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Tomas Donostia took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Lucio Christobal to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Habsburgo throughout the match.