Official Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Azulgranas's Lucio Bernabe started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ján Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Bernabe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 minutes, Lander Alejo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parque Arrau FC and the Azulgranas players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Parque Arrau FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lander Alejo hit a great ball. In the 10th minute Grzegorz Fabiszak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xzavier Besteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lander Alejo in the 16th minute of play forced Azulgranas's goalkeeper Xzavier Besteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes Azulgranas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vasco Cuevas who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Juan Alfonso Bastidas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro did a great save. Azulgranas's Lucio Bernabe got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xzavier Besteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miquel Argomedo in the 23rd minute of the match. Jama Valverde kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Vasco Cuevas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xzavier Besteiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Xzavier Besteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grzegorz Fabiszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xzavier Besteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Alfonso Bastidas in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Alfonso Bastidas in the 33rd minute of play forced Azulgranas's goalkeeper Xzavier Besteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xzavier Besteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Fabiszak in the 36th minute of play. Xzavier Besteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Fabiszak in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41stth minute of the game Grzegorz Fabiszak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ján Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Bernabe in the 45th minute of the match. Juan Alfonso Bastidas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzavier Besteiro having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Grzegorz Fabiszak was the one to do the kick off. Parque Arrau FC's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Bernabe in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Bernabe in the 59th minute of play forced Parque Arrau FC's goalkeeper Ján Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute of the match, Grzegorz Fabiszak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Xzavier Besteiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 62nd match minute, Azulgranas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xayvion Preciado to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Xayvion Preciado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lander Alejos short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Xzavier Besteiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 66 minutes, Lucio Bernabe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azulgranas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucio Bernabe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Donato Cristofanini charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Donato Cristofanini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Parque Arrau FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! After 74 played minutes Azulgranas got a freekick which was hit by Xayvion Preciado. Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Azulgranas from getting a goal against them. Juan Alfonso Bastidas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Xzavier Besteiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lander Alejo in the 78th minute of play. Xzavier Besteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lander Alejo in the 87th minute of the match. A collision led to Azulgranas getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Gomez Grandoso hit a great ball. Xayvion Preciado's late challenge caught a Parque Arrau FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xayvion Preciado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Azulgranas getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Xayvion Preciado hit a great ball. 92 minutes in the game Vasco Cuevas after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Xzavier Besteiro. A very good opportunity. The supporters of Parque Arrau FC booed when Azulgranas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Tejeyra didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Azulgranas players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.