Official Cup

El Patriarca Mayor
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Epifanio Lopes took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Nacho Villarroel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eriberto Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Fernandez was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacho Villarroel in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Fernandez saved El Patriarca ® from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Eriberto Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Fernandez was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes El Patriarca ® got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Etxahun. Saul Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nacho Villarroel's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. The Internet XAire fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Internet XAire's Nacho Villarroel 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Saul Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Villarroel, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Adolfo Qwinton's late challenge caught a Internet XAire's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Qwinton helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes El Patriarca ® got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Galsino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Villarroel in the 21st minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Saul Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes El Patriarca ®'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lázaro Elia who took care of the corner kick. Internet XAire's Lázaro Elia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Saul Fernandez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ermegildo Isusko hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute Nacho Villarroel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31stth minute of the game Nacho Villarroel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Patriarca ®'s Saul Fernandez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Nacho Villarroel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Fernandez was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, El Patriarca ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Villarroel came free, but Saul Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of El Patriarca ® booed when Internet XAire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacho Villarroel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Domingo Urki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacho Villarroel in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Fernandez saved El Patriarca ® from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nacho Villarroel was the one to do the kick off. The Internet XAire fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Internet XAire's Nacho Villarroel 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Saul Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Villarroel in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match Internet XAire got a corner. El Patriarca ®'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lázaro Elia ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nacho Villarroel made a great header on Internet XAire's corner, it was just that El Patriarca ®'s Saul Fernandez managed to reach the ball for a save. Saul Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nacho Villarroel's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Internet XAire's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lázaro Elia in the 63rd minute. The corner ended in Eriberto Berger almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but El Patriarca ®'s Saul Fernandez did a great save. If Nacho Villarroel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Eriberto Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Internet XAire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Saul Fernandez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serafin Beltxe in the 81st minute. Saul Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Urki in the 83rd minute of play. Saul Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 85th minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Fabian Etxahun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Patriarca ® and the Internet XAire players grew even worse after the yellow card. 88 minutes into the game, one of El Patriarca ®:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Raimundo Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Internet XAire played a much better game than El Patriarca ® and deserved their victory. The El Patriarca ® players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.