Official Cup

Marcelo A. Bielsa
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Newells Old Boys's Kenny N'Diaye started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Dracena in the 4th minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Yalçın Erensoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trindade Atlético Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Korhan Kutalmış in the 6th minute. Yalçın Erensoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Dagoberto Dracena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yalçın Erensoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Trindade Atlético Club's Tiaguinho Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lokman Sağlamtürk in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Trindade Atlético Club's Dagoberto Dracena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yalçın Erensoy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Yalçın Erensoy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dagoberto Dracena went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Dagoberto Dracena came free, but Yalçın Erensoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lokman Sağlamtürk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Dagoberto Dracena sped through Newells Old Boys's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yalçın Erensoy. When Trindade Atlético Club's Dagoberto Dracena in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newells Old Boys's goalie prevented a goal. Dagoberto Dracena might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yalçın Erensoy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dagoberto Dracena ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagoberto Dracena in the 32nd minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Yalçın Erensoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiaguinho Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny N'Diaye in the 35th minute of the match. Yalçın Erensoy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dagoberto Dracena went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Yalçın Erensoy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Newells Old Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Korhan Kutalmış was slow to take the kick. During this time Trindade Atlético Club's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Newells Old Boys's goalie and right to Dragoş Vâtcu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Newells Old Boys's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Yalçın Erensoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulgencio Rius got free with Yalçın Erensoy in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Falcão de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yalçın Erensoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Başaran Tuncay got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Başaran Tuncay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Newells Old Boys defense, Róbson Couto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yalçın Erensoy. The Newells Old Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yalçın Erensoy should have stopped the shot. Róbson Couto took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yalçın Erensoy. Yalçın Erensoy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Yalçın Erensoy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Róbson Couto went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute, Trindade Atlético Club's Róbson Couto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yalçın Erensoy. Yalçın Erensoy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. The Trindade Atlético Club fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when Trindade Atlético Club's Róbson Couto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-11 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match was over Trindade Atlético Club could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Newells Old Boys throughout the match.