Official Cup

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Domiku Albasolo got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Real Marabino's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Berger came free, but Merexildo Esoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merexildo Esoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Berger in the 11th minute of play. Real Marabino's Merexildo Esoin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Berger in the 13th minute of play. Merexildo Esoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Berger in the 14th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Internet XAire's Emrullah Erengüç nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merexildo Esoin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Merexildo Esoin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eriberto Berger's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After 25 minutes, Emrullah Erengüç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Internet XAire and the Real Marabino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Real Marabino's zone, Eriberto Berger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merexildo Esoin came out of the goal and Eriberto Berger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Merexildo Esoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrullah Erengüç, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Eriberto Berger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Merexildo Esoin having to make a save. 34 minutes into the match, Real Marabino's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Berger came free, but Merexildo Esoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Real Marabino defense, Emrullah Erengüç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Merexildo Esoin. The Real Marabino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Merexildo Esoin should have stopped the shot. Merexildo Esoin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emrullah Erengüç went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute, Eriberto Berger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merexildo Esoin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 47thth minute of the game Eriberto Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Marabino's Merexildo Esoin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emrullah Erengüç to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Internet XAire's Eriberto Berger dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. 54 minutes into the game, Edgardo Nuno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Internet XAire's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Marabino the free kick. After a rather tough play, Internet XAire's Edgardo Nuno got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 61st minute, Lisandro Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eriberto Berger might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Merexildo Esoin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eriberto Berger ran back to his position shaking his head. Merexildo Esoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Berger in the 64th minute of play. Merexildo Esoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Beltxe, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Eriberto Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Real Marabino's Merexildo Esoin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Berger in the 71st minute of play. Eriberto Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Internet XAire's Arnulfo Hermon was substituted for Modesto Fernendo. With a little luck, Real Marabino's Merexildo Esoin got control of the ball when Eriberto Berger tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Gero Santos fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Marabino's protests and gave Gero Santos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Real Marabino getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gero Santos hit a great ball. Merexildo Esoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Hermon, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Beltxe in the 91st minute of play forced Real Marabino's goalkeeper Merexildo Esoin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merexildo Esoin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Beltxe, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Real Marabino's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Beltxe came free, but Merexildo Esoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Real Marabino fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Internet XAire were clearly better and deserved to take the win.