Official Cup

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jose-Antonio Urioste started the match with the kick off. Zayvion Ispuzua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Xose Valtierra made a huge save. Xose Valtierra came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Barcelona de América's Zayvion Ispuzua. But to his dismay, Zayvion Ispuzua quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Tomas Nalda hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's Xose Valtierra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Caldo de Gallina Ranchero from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Zayvion Ispuzua kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Xose Valtierra. That made the score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match Caldo de Gallina Ranchero got a corner. Barcelona de América's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zamora Ziarza ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zayvion Ispuzua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Xose Valtierra made a huge save. Alfred Kochowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicanor Bertol in the 31st minute of play. Caldo de Gallina Ranchero were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Barcelona de América's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zamora Ziarza took the corner. The corner led Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's Montalvo Caamaño to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfred Kochowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Xose Valtierra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zayvion Ispuzua in the 41st minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Barcelona de América made a substitution. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks replaced Zayvion Ispuzua. Xose Valtierra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Viergol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krišjānis Ābeļnieks in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xose Valtierra saved Caldo de Gallina Ranchero from getting behind. Xose Valtierra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krišjānis Ābeļnieks in the 59th minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Barcelona de América's Krišjānis Ābeļnieks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xose Valtierra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xose Valtierra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks ran back to his position shaking his head. Xose Valtierra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krišjānis Ābeļnieks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's Xose Valtierra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krišjānis Ābeļnieks in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Krišjānis Ābeļnieks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona de América's supporters rose to their feet, but Krišjānis Ābeļnieks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xose Valtierra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's Montalvo Caamaño got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 83rd minute, Krišjānis Ābeļnieks left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barcelona de América fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krišjānis Ābeļnieks in the 86th minute of play forced Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's goalkeeper Xose Valtierra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barcelona de América were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Caldo de Gallina Ranchero's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Perlaza Lena took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Perlaza Lena got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Xose Valtierra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 88 played minutes Caldo de Gallina Ranchero got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Bertol. Barcelona de América's Juan Guerrero was substituted for Perlaza Lena. Nicanor Bertol hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Jose-Antonio Urioste could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Alfred Kochowski made a huge save. Barcelona de América were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Caldo de Gallina Ranchero for a fine match.