Official Cup

El Gran Palacio
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Natal Laredo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Municipales FC's Matias Abajas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Matias Abajas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Municipales FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Matias Abajas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for A.D. Alcorcón. Leonides Lermo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Saul Arias. 0-1. Saul Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natal Laredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Leonides Lermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saul Arias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonides Lermo ran back to his position shaking his head. Saul Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natal Laredo in the 16th minute of play. Sergi Sabina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florencio Hever went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Nicholas in the 35th minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Sergi Sabina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Municipales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aloisio Morientes came free, but Saul Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Municipales FC's Florencio Hever sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergi Sabina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 45th minute Natal Laredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esteve Nicholas to strike the kick off in the second half. Saul Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natal Laredo in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Municipales FC's goalkeeper Saul Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gitano Izquierdo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esteve Nicholas in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergi Sabina saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esteve Nicholas in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergi Sabina saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. Sergi Sabina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteve Nicholas's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When Esteve Nicholas came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Municipales 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 Esteve Nicholas couldn't finish the play. Saul Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gitano Izquierdo in the 73rd minute. Saul Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natal Laredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Mateo Hibai might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergi Sabina. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateo Hibai ran back to his position shaking his head. When Aquilino Mogel came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Municipales 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 Aquilino Mogel couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esteve Nicholas in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergi Sabina saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. 89 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Mogel came free, but Sergi Sabina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes, Ofelio Arraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.D. Alcorcón and the Municipales FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Ofelio Arraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateo Hibai took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sergi Sabina. A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.