Official Cup

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Turgay Hafi started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Clark Kent, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute of the match Bancruz F.C got a corner. Zorros del Desierto's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luca Driver ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Luca Driver got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Clark Kent quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Clark Kent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Turgay Hafi in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jon-Ander Wallffiguer in the 27th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Turgay Hafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Jon-Ander Wallffiguer came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jon-Ander Wallffiguer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Nerio was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Lance Kuch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Nerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Clark Kent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgay Hafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Zorros del Desierto were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Lance Kuch made the kick off in the second half. When Turgay Hafi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Bancruz F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Turgay Hafi couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goal looked a bit too open when Turgay Hafi came free, but Clark Kent reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Bancruz F.C from getting a goal against them. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lance Kuch, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Jon-Ander Wallffiguer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zorros del Desierto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jon-Ander Wallffiguer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zorros del Desierto made a substitution. Quique Cordoba replaced Jon-Ander Wallffiguer. Clark Kent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Çelikan Koçaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clark Kent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Dijoux, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 83rd minute, Çelikan Koçaş made a precise shot to the right of Clark Kent. Zorros del Desierto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 86 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's Lance Kuch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Nerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Çelikan Koçaş in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clark Kent saved Zorros del Desierto from getting behind. When Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zorros del Desierto's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lance Kuch got free with Ciro Nerio in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 93 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Monico. In the 94th minute of the match, Alex Dijoux tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ciro Nerio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Dijoux in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.