Official Cup

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henrik Larsson started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Henrik Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roque Dorio was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Henrik Larsson sped through Cachilo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roque Dorio. Roque Dorio was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Henrik Larsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Henrik Larsson really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. A very nice done corner allowed Mauro Mendebal to score against Roque Dorio in Cachilo FC's goal. 4-0 after 17 minutes. Karsten Schoonderwoerd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Roque Dorio made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, Cachilo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Larsson came free, but Roque Dorio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cachilo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Roque Dorio was a little too slow when Henrik Larsson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 6-0. After 46 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Dylan van Baarle. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolo Goiz in the 47th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bartolo Goiz made a kick off. Roque Dorio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timo Venema, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After having played for 54 minutes, Henrik Larsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Larsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Cachilo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Sol didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelino Arano got free with Tadej Pogačar in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roque Dorio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Costin Moisil made a great header on Decathlon Dudes's corner, it was just that Cachilo FC's Roque Dorio managed to reach the ball for a save. Roque Dorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinus Doren in the 73rd minute of play. Cachilo FC's Donato Lizardi was substituted for Marcelino Arano. Cachilo FC's Alberto Venceslas was substituted for Bernardino Astudillo. After some careless play in the Cachilo FC defense, Cezary Bara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roque Dorio. The Cachilo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roque Dorio should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute Henrik Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Dorio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Marinus Doren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Teodosio Criston lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cachilo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Decathlon Dudes. Henrik Larsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roque Dorio. 9-0. In the 94th minute, Alberto Venceslas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 96th minute of the game was made by Alberto Venceslas with Ciriaco Sol as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Decathlon Dudes had played much better football throughout.