Official Cup

Estadio Copetonas
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guido Oriol started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Tavio in the 4th minute of play forced Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Rijkaard hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Gorbea in the 8th minute of the match. Jeronimo Lehior hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Alejandro Gervaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Chap in the 14th minute of play. After 15 minutes of play, Copetonas AFC's Felix Gorbea made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaut Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 21 played minutes Copetonas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Mendiko. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Felix Gorbea sent off a good shot on target. After 29 played minutes AC LeX Luthor got a freekick which was hit by Frank Rijkaard. After a defensive mix-up in AC LeX Luthor's zone, Diego Illan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal and Diego Illan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejandro Gervaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Tavio in the 33rd minute of play. Christian Eleazar hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Copetonas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Chap came free, but Alejandro Gervaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Oriol in the 38th minute of play forced Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Copetonas AFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Victorino Hechter hit a great ball. AC LeX Luthor's Frank Rijkaard got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Gorbea to strike the kick off in the second half. Elias Chap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Gervaso having to interfere. Alejandro Gervaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Sindo in the 55th minute of play. Jose Garikoitz lost his temper 57 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Illan, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Everardo Tavio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC LeX Luthor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Everardo Tavio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 69 played minutes Copetonas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Hechter. After 71 minutes of play, AC LeX Luthor's Everardo Tavio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Gervaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Robustiano George got a free kick in the 75th minute. Alejandro Gervaso made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Everardo Tavio sent off a good shot on target. Copetonas AFC's Alejandro Gervaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Chap in the 79th minute of play. Alejandro Gervaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Chap, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. AC LeX Luthor's Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Gorbea in the 93rd minute of play. Joaquin Frutos kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AC LeX Luthor players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.