Official Cup

Ricardo Garviras
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alejandro Espina got the match started through his kick off. After 7 played minutes Snorlax FC got a freekick which was hit by Amado Portusagasti. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Espina in the 8th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Tancredo Manguyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alejandro Espina in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tancredo Manguyague prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Szczepan Mazierz kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Tancredo Manguyague showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Espina in the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Snorlax FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Amado Portusagasti hit a great ball. Tancredo Manguyague stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alejandro Espina's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Pontus Picado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tancredo Manguyague tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Washington Piedrahita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roneros F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Washington Piedrahita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tancredo Manguyague breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tancredo Manguyague didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alejandro Espina went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Tancredo Manguyague made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejandro Espina in the 44th minute. Washington Piedrahita scored 2-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tancredo Manguyague, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Jesus Allu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Roneros F.C.'s Alejandro Espina made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tancredo Manguyague was left in no man's land by his defense there! Snorlax FC's Tancredo Manguyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Espina in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match Roneros F.C. got a corner. Snorlax FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cordero Aberasturi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Roneros F.C.'s corner Cordero Aberasturi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tancredo Manguyague quite easily take care of the ball. In the 59th minute, Bone Ascarraga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roneros F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Bone Ascarraga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Snorlax FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Amado Portusagasti hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Snorlax FC's Szczepan Mazierz got a free kick in the 68th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Bone Ascarraga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roneros F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Bone Ascarraga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tancredo Manguyague didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bone Ascarraga went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Snorlax FC's Szczepan Mazierz got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute Bone Ascarraga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tancredo Manguyague saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Bone Ascarraga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tancredo Manguyague was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Bone Ascarraga might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tancredo Manguyague. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bone Ascarraga ran back to his position shaking his head. Tancredo Manguyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bone Ascarraga in the 89th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Roneros F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.