Official Cup

COLISEO
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gavino Fagondo kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Gavino Fagondo sped through AKD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eusebio Sidro. When Gavino Fagondo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Sportivo Ben Hur 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 Gavino Fagondo couldn't finish the play. With his leg Abelardo Cristofor managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when AKD's Gaudencio Ihazintu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 18th minute Jimeno Lizbeth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Sidro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor got control of the ball when Gaudencio Ihazintu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Fagondo in the 27th minute of play forced AKD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sidro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Ihazintu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Abelardo Cristofor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eusebio Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Fagondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimeno Lizbeth took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusebio Sidro. Eusebio Sidro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2.

The wind increased when Gaudencio Ihazintu made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Calvet came free, but Abelardo Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusebio Sidro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Lizbeth in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Sportivo Ben Hur's Gavino Fagondo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. With a little luck, AKD's Eusebio Sidro got control of the ball when Jimeno Lizbeth tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Gavino Fagondo took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Eusebio Sidro to make any attempt to save it. Eusebio Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Tiniebra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AKD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Gavino Fagondo scored to the left of an out of position Eusebio Sidro, making the score, 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Lizbeth in the 74th minute of play forced AKD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sidro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Emilio Mannuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, AKD's goalkeeper Eusebio Sidro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jimeno Lizbeth. Emilio Mannuel charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emilio Mannuel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AKD getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Emilio Mannuel hit a great ball. Fabian Quintun was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 87 minutes into the match. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AKD! When the match had been going on for 89 minutes, Sportivo Ben Hur's Claudio Mark got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Eusebio Sidro. Eusebio Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Lizbeth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AKD's Eusebio Sidro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Fagondo in the 97th minute of play. Sportivo Ben Hur's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.