2017–18 Rock Cup

2017–18 Rock Cup
Tournament details
CountryGibraltar
Teams19
Defending championsEuropa
Final positions
ChampionsEuropa (7th title)
Runner-upMons Calpe
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored62 (3.44 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rubo Blanco
Kike Gómez
(6 goals)
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The 2017–18 Rock Cup was a single-leg knockout tournament played by clubs from Gibraltar. This season's version of the Rock Cup was sponsored by Gibtelecom, and is known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] This season's edition was held throughout the season for the first time since 2011–12.

The winner of this competition, Europa, qualified for the 2018–19 Europa League. As they had also qualified for European competition via the 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division, the third place team in the league will take the spot in the Europa League.

First round

The First Round draw was held 26 October 2017 and the matches will be played 26–28 November 2017.[2] All teams participating in the first round are from the Gibraltar Second Division. Leo, Hound Dogs and Olympique 13 received byes to the Second Round.

26 November 2017 College 1975 (2)1–3 Europa Point (2) Gibraltar
16:30 Cruz 78' Report Edwards-Wilks 32'
Lopez Blazquez 52'
Postigo 89'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Denis Perez
27 November 2017 Boca Gibraltar (2)0–2 Cannons (2) Gibraltar
20:30 Report Jimenez Falcon 9'
J. Rivas 39'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Abdul El Yettefti
28 November 2017 Bruno's Magpies (2) 3–1Angels (2)Gibraltar
18:15 Cuesta 17', 75'
Price-Placid 35'		 Report Martos 38' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Alvaro Delgado

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 13 December 2017, with games to be played 6–27 February 2018.[3] All Gibraltar Premier Division teams enter at this stage, along with the three Gibraltar Second Division teams to receive byes from the first round.

6 February 2018 Mons Calpe (1) 4–1Lions Gibraltar (1)Gibraltar
20:30 Blanco 52', 71', 74', 81' (pen.) Report Llaves 73' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Herbert Warwick
7 February 2018 Cannons (2) 2–0Hound Dogs (2)Gibraltar
18:15 Pineda 17'
J. Rivas 83'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Juan Miguel Vega
7 February 2018 Gibraltar United (1) 3–1Manchester 62 (1)Gibraltar
20:30 Elghobashy 4'
Meireles 18'
Ponce 53'		 Report Rodriguez 64' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Yaroslaff Borg
8 February 2018 FC Olympique 13 (2) 2–2
(4–3 p)		Europa Point (2)Gibraltar
20:30 Ritchie 23'
K. Casciaro 90'		 Report Nuñez 28'
Campoy 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Alvaro Delgado
Penalties
Montovio soccer ball with check mark
K. Casciaro soccer ball with check mark
Rodriquez soccer ball with red X
Parker soccer ball with check mark
J. Perez soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Ruiz
soccer ball with check mark Gallego
soccer ball with red X Sabastro
soccer ball with red X Nuñez
soccer ball with check mark Serrano
19 February 2018 Lynx (1)0–2 Europa (1) Gibraltar
20:30 Report Roldán 10', 14' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
20 February 2018 Lincoln Red Imps (1) 3–0Glacis United (1)Gibraltar
20:30 J. Pérez 17' (o.g.)
Calderón 24' (pen.)
De Barr 90'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
26 February 2018 Bruno's Magpies (2)1–2 Gibraltar Phoenix (1) Gibraltar
20:30 Gaul 11' Report Godoy 12', 65' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
27 February 2018 St Joseph's (1) 3–0Leo (2)Gibraltar
20:30 Villalba 4' (pen.)
Ferrer 19'
Duarte 70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Quarter-finals

The quarter final draw took place on 28 February 2018.

11 March 2018 Lincoln Red Imps (1) 2–0Cannons (2)Gibraltar
16:30 Bardon 63'
Aranda 72'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Jason Barcelo
11 March 2018 FC Olympique 13 (2)0–6 Gibraltar United (1) Gibraltar
19:00 Report Negrette 20', 27'
Elghobashy 52', 57'
De Torres 72'
Prescott 74'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Yaroslaff Borg
18 March 2018 Mons Calpe (1) 2–1St Joseph's (1)Gibraltar
16:30 Pibe 36', 90' Report Duarte 87' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Yaroslaff Borg
9 April 2018 Europa (1) 5–0Gibraltar Phoenix (1)Gibraltar
20:30 Carreño 32'
Belforti 40'
Gómez 63', 89'
Toni 71'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Abdul El Yettefti

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 11 April 2018.

23 April 2018 Gibraltar United (1)0–5 Mons Calpe (1) Gibraltar
19:30 Report Pibe 24', 44'
Blanco 58', 65'
Cascio 62'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Patrick Canepa
24 April 2018 Lincoln Red Imps (1)1–3 Europa (1) Gibraltar
19:30 Hernandez 21' (pen.) Report Gómez 14', 38'
Roldán 26'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Tim Reoch

Final

Europa2–1Mons Calpe
Gómez 6', 75' Report Pibe 46'
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
GK 1 Spain Javi Muñoz (c)
RB 5 Ghana Ibrahim Ayew Yellow card
CB 22 Argentina Martín Belforti
CB 42 Spain Alberto Merino
LB 11 Spain Toni García
RM 17 Spain Guillermo Roldán Yellow card
CM 6 Spain Iván Moya Yellow card
CM 20 Ghana Mustapha Yahaya
LM 8 Spain Álex Quillo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 9 Spain Kike Gómez downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 19 Gibraltar Mikey Yome downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Spain José Camara
DF 2 Gibraltar Ethan Jolley upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 7 Gibraltar Sykes Garro
MF 24 Spain Joselinho
FW 10 Spain Jorge Pina
FW 21 Spain Ñito Gónzalez upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 27 Spain Enrique Carreño upward-facing green arrow 78' Yellow card
Interim Manager:
Spain Juan José Gallardo
GK 22 Argentina Mateo Grasso Yellow card
RB 2 Brazil André Dos Santos Red card
CB 5 Mexico Francisco Zúñiga Yellow card
CB 6 Brazil Renan Bernardes Yellow card
LB 24 Argentina Federico Villar
DM 11 Argentina Jonathan Di Toro
DM 3 Gibraltar Graeme Torrilla
RW 7 Argentina Manu Onega Yellow card Red card
AM 39 Argentina Pibe downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 10 Italy Facundo Cascio
ST 9 Spain Rubo Blanco (c)
Substitutes:
GK 17 Italy Nicky Arjona
DF 4 Argentina Leonardo Vela
MF 8 Italy Sacha Funes
MF 18 Italy Nahuel Ruiz
MF 20 Gibraltar Julian Bado
MF 21 Mexico Rodrigo Cerrilla upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 29 Gibraltar Jansen Dalli
Manager:
Argentina Luis Manuel Blanco

Man of the match: Kike Gómez

Match officials

  • Assistant referees: Denis Perez & Alvaro Delgado
  • Forth official: Herbert Warwick

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Bracket

 
First RoundSecond RoundQuarter FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
8 February 2018
 
 
FC Olympique 132 (4)
 
26 November 2017
 
Europa Point2 (3)
 
College 19751
 
11 March 2018
 
Europa Point3
 
FC Olympique 130
 
 
Gibraltar United6
 
 
7 February 2018
 
 
Gibraltar United3
 
 
Manchester 621
 
 
23 April 2018
 
 
Gibraltar United0
 
 
Europa5
 
 
19 February 2018
 
 
Lynx0
 
 
Europa2
 
 
9 April 2018
 
 
Europa5
 
28 November 2017
 
Gibraltar Phoenix0
 
Bruno's Magpies3
 
26 February 2018
 
Angels1
 
Bruno's Magpies1
 
 
Gibraltar Phoenix2
 
 
27 May 2018
 
 
Europa2
 
 
Mons Calpe1
 
 
20 February 2018
 
 
Lincoln Red Imps3
 
 
Glacis United0
 
 
11 March 2018
 
 
Lincoln Red Imps2
 
27 November 2017
 
Cannons0
 
Boca Gibraltar0
 
7 February 2018
 
Cannons2
 
Cannons2
 
 
Hound Dogs0
 
 
24 April 2018
 
 
Lincoln Red Imps1
 
 
Mons Calpe3
 
 
6 February 2018
 
 
Mons Calpe4
 
 
Lions Gibraltar1
 
 
18 March 2018
 
 
Mons Calpe2
 
 
St Joseph's1
 
 
27 February 2018
 
 
St Joseph's3
 
 
Leo0
 
 
 
 

Top goalscorers

As of 24 April 2018.[4]
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "Gibtelecom to sponsor the Rock Cup in multi year deal". Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Rock Cup 17/18". GFA. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "2017/18 Gibtelecom Rock Cup 2nd Round Draw". GFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Gibraltar Rock Cup Results and Scorers". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.