Official Cup

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Belmiro Arruda made the kick off which started today's match. Santos Orlan came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Tachito's Belmiro Arruda. But to his dismay, Belmiro Arruda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Arruda came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belmiro Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Elias Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Arruda in the 18th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elias Selatse. That made the score 1-1 after 22 minutes of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Belmiro Arruda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Flavio Luar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Elias Selatse made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Elias Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Deportivo Tachito getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Hermengildo Tuste hit a great ball. Silvestre Valiente made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Flavio Luar however managed to control. 40 minutes into the game, Belmiro Arruda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Santos Orlan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th minute, Lisandro Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Deportivo Tachito were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Salvador Hats made the kick off in the second half. El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao managed to work through Deportivo Tachito's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Lucio Stanislao dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Deportivo Tachito's Morgan Kerns quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Flavio Luar, made in the 58th minute of the game. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save El Fortín de Floresta from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luca Savinov hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Belmiro Arruda took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Orlan. Santos Orlan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Deportivo Tachito's Fabio Hustaz was substituted for Bartolo Damario. Elias Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Luar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Hustaz in the 74th minute of play. Deportivo Tachito's Elias Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Manex in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Fabio Hustaz notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan. Santos Orlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Desiderio Brais replaced Casimiro Policarpio. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 88th minute, but Santos Orlan got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving El Fortín de Floresta hanging dry this time. 92 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Elias Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Deportivo Tachito had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.