Prized/Friendly Cup

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Venancio Hodei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörn Hylander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egon Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Castulo in the 10th minute of the match. Ingo Kuster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Venancio Hodei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Westra Aros SK's Egon Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Castulo in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Stig Waller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd play minute Alfonso Palban came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Egon Olsson. 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Don Nickler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Venancio Hodei. Franja Dorada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Don Nickler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 28 played minutes Franja Dorada got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Tajo. Westra Aros SK's Don Nickler got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Gökberk Özgenc notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Franja Dorada's Venancio Hodei. Venancio Hodei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Franja Dorada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexander Mendoza was slow to take the kick. During this time Westra Aros SK's players had a chance to rest. Westra Aros SK's attentive Jörn Hylander managed to snatch the ball when Aquilino Tajo made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. Venancio Hodei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Nickler in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Westra Aros SK getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Stig Waller hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alfonso Palban made the kick off in the second half. Franja Dorada's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Don Nickler 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Palban in the 58th minute of play forced Westra Aros SK's goalkeeper Egon Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Don Nickler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Venancio Hodei having to make a save. Venancio Hodei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gökberk Özgenc in the 69th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Aquilino Tajo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Franja Dorada and the Westra Aros SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aquilino Tajo kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Westra Aros SK's Don Nickler got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Franja Dorada's Venancio Hodei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Franja Dorada from getting a goal against them. Westra Aros SK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alexander Mendoza in the 84th minute. The corner led Westra Aros SK's Alexander Mendoza to fire away a dangerous shot which Venancio Hodei despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Gökberk Özgenc kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Venancio Hodei. That made the score 1-4 in the 92 minute of play. Westra Aros SK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.