Official Cup

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vicente Sasoin started the match with the kick off. After 9 minutes of play, Atlético Nacional's Vicente Sasoin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluca Augusto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thiago Caniggia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Sportivo Desamparados's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Theodore came free, but Gianluca Augusto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Everardo Johans got free with Gianluca Augusto in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Baltasar Guillerme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Balbo went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Baltasar Guillerme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Balbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Desamparados from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Atlético Nacional booed when Sportivo Desamparados was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonzo Rito didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto got control of the ball when Wilfredo Berriotxoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sportivo Desamparados were furious when Julio Inocente was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 44th match minute, Sportivo Desamparados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Inocente to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luca Balbo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56thth minute of the game Vicente Sasoin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Everardo Johans notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto. Gianluca Augusto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Everardo Johans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute Everardo Johans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Augusto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Augusto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Sasoin, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Gianluca Augusto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Sasoin in the 74th minute of play. Gianluca Augusto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Johans in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Celestino Rudolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Augusto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Johans in the 81st minute of play forced Sportivo Desamparados's goalkeeper Gianluca Augusto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Sportivo Desamparados got a freekick which was hit by Luca Sorin. The throw-in from Jacinto Eliazar in the 96th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sportivo Desamparados's Froilan Ordono. Atlético Nacional walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.