Official Cup

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Venancio Cesario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatius Galo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 11th minute Orlando Lizardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Reichl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Constancio Binder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateo Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ruslan Reichl made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, El Eterno Campeón's goalkeeper Ruslan Reichl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Messi. 20 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Constancio Binder came free, but Venancio Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruslan Reichl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26thth minute of the game Constancio Binder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 26 minutes, Constancio Binder made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Venancio Cesario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constancio Binder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venancio Cesario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constancio Binder in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Brent-Jan Turpin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cesario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leovigildo Abumohor kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Poncio in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Reichl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Brent-Jan Turpin made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Leovigildo Abumohor reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Venancio Cesario. The goal made the score 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Lizardi in the 68th minute of play forced El Eterno Campeón's goalkeeper Ruslan Reichl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Santos Nisio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yofré AFC's protests and gave Santos Nisio a yellow card for diving instead. El Eterno Campeón's Elías Izarra was substituted for Brent-Jan Turpin. Santos Nisio kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Mateo Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruslan Reichl. El Eterno Campeón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateo Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Yofré AFC's Blas Blasi was substituted for Melchor Quintyn. Venancio Cesario made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Leovigildo Abumohor sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th match minute, Yofré AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Nisio to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Cesario made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Constancio Binder sent off a good shot on target. Ruslan Reichl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Poncio in the 81st minute of play. Leovigildo Abumohor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venancio Cesario having to interfere. Yofré AFC made a substitution. Matias Preto replaced Ernesto Poncio. Ruslan Reichl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venancio Cesario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elías Izarra in the 91st minute of the match. Leovigildo Abumohor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Venancio Cesario. Yofré AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Matias Preto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ignatius Galo kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. El Eterno Campeón walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.