Official Cup

The Bottledome
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xosepin Garate started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryan Heys got free with Urbano Belalcaraz in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xosepin Garate in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Glasston's Matt Holdsworth got a free kick in the 5th minute. Phillip Finden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xosepin Garate, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliz Lozano in the 10th minute of play forced Glasston's goalkeeper Phillip Finden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phillip Finden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xosepin Garate in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Xosepin Garate made a precise shot to the right of Phillip Finden. Glasston's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Xosepin Garate's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phillip Finden was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Xosepin Garate put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Phillip Finden. Matt Holdsworth hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xosepin Garate in the 32nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Adriano Sansoni took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Urbano Belalcaraz to make any attempt to save it. Phillip Finden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xosepin Garate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Glasston's goal looked a bit too open when Xosepin Garate came free, but Phillip Finden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urbano Belalcaraz made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Adriano Sansoni sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Xosepin Garate shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phillip Finden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Glasston fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Pampas Team. Feliz Lozano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Phillip Finden. 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Phillip Finden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xosepin Garate in the 52nd minute of the match. If Xosepin Garate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lorencio Escobar came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Pampas Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lorencio Escobar couldn't finish the play. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xosepin Garate in the 70th minute of play. Urbano Belalcaraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Belford in the 75th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Lorencio Escobar could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Phillip Finden however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Glasston's Phillip Finden got control of the ball when Xosepin Garate tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Lorencio Escobar took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Phillip Finden to make any attempt to save it. Xosepin Garate could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Phillip Finden made a huge save. After 90 played minutes Pampas Team got a freekick which was hit by Xosepin Garate. Stephan Belford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Urbano Belalcaraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Glasston supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pampas Team's performance. The match ended with a win for Pampas Team.