Official Cup

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Xavier in the 3rd minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristian Ieltxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlando Chepe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 8th minute. After 11 minutes Hydra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pastor Bernad who took care of the corner kick. Orlando Chepe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Ieltxu went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Bruno Lander in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by TORQUE F.C.'s Pastor Bernad. TORQUE F.C.'s attentive Pastor Bernad managed to snatch the ball when Bruno Lander made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Manoel Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Elpidio Bilintx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manoel Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Ruben Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Cristian Ieltxu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Chepe. Hydra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Ieltxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 28th minute, Federico Avila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hydra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Elpidio Bilintx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel Xavier in the 31st minute of play. Inocencio Lastur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 44 minutes, Inocencio Lastur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TORQUE F.C. and the Hydra players grew even worse after the yellow card. Inocencio Lastur kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Orlando Chepe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ieltxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute of the match TORQUE F.C. got a corner. Hydra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pastor Bernad ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Pastor Bernad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hydra's Orlando Chepe did a great save. Orlando Chepe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Ieltxu's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. The TORQUE F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Avila in the 60th minute of the match. Cristian Ieltxu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando Chepe having to make a save. Hydra made a substitution. Mario Emmanuel replaced Leopoldo Ladio. The supporters of Hydra booed when TORQUE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Estebano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Chepe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Mario Emmanuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Bilintx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hydra's Ruben Reyes got a free kick in the 74th minute. Cristian Ieltxu scored 4-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Orlando Chepe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elpidio Bilintx was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Federico Avila showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 88 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Inocencio Lastur managed to get in a good position for a shot. TORQUE F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Lastur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Chepe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. TORQUE F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hydra for a fine match.