Official Cup

G.S.E ARENA
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Bertoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Delmar Bartoleme was a little too slow when Ricardo Bertoni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 8th minute, LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delmar Bartoleme. Delmar Bartoleme yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Bernardino Mark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Caradaro in the 13th minute of play. Delmar Bartoleme was a little too slow when Ricardo Bertoni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 3-0. LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, VERΛ's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Bertoni came free, but Delmar Bartoleme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Bertonis short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Delmar Bartoleme to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Eleuterio Ferdinand charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eleuterio Ferdinand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 minutes of play, LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Bartoleme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Gonzalez charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Gonzalez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 40 played minutes VERΛ got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Gonzalez. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Ricardo Bertoni sped through VERΛ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Delmar Bartoleme. 46 minutes into the match, LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delmar Bartoleme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luisito Caradaro was the one to do the kick off. Bernardino Mark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Caradaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Ricardo Bertoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmar Bartoleme. VERΛ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Bertoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After a defensive mix-up in VERΛ's zone, Ricardo Bertoni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmar Bartoleme came out of the goal and Ricardo Bertoni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delmar Bartoleme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Bertoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for VERΛ! After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Ricardo Bertoni managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA IMPRENTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Bertoni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delmar Bartoleme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the VERΛ defense, Ricardo Bertoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmar Bartoleme. The VERΛ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmar Bartoleme should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Ricardo Bertoni sped through VERΛ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Delmar Bartoleme. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Bertoni in the 79th minute of play forced VERΛ's goalkeeper Delmar Bartoleme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Bartoleme made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. If Ricardo Bertoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Delmar Bartoleme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Bertoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, VERΛ's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Bertoni came free, but Delmar Bartoleme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Duarte hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Delmar Bartoleme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Bertoni in the 97th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. LA IMPRENTA had played much better football throughout.