Official Cup

Oscar A. Ruggeri
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) El Retorno de Palermo's Leandro Ofelio 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. In the 5th minute, Leandro Ofelio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Retorno de Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 8th minute, Amancio Urtats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astor Abar made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dionisio Eutor however managed to control. Sergio Faron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pankracy Tusk in the 15th minute. Pankracy Tusk received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sergio Faron came out and tried to block the shot, but Pankracy Tusk slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 15th minute. Grayson Gruenigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Ofelio, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Pankracy Tusk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Astor Abar's late challenge caught a FC Kopenalguen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Abar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, El Retorno de Palermo's Astor Abar got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After 25 minutes of play, El Retorno de Palermo's Leandro Ofelio made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grayson Gruenigen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pankracy Tusk let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 29th minute shot 2-2 at rihgt post. 34 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's Pankracy Tusk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Faron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, FC Kopenalguen's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Ofelio came free, but Grayson Gruenigen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save El Retorno de Palermo from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Delfim Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kopenalguen's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Secco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Faron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pankracy Tusk was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Ofelio during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leandro Ofelio hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Pankracy Tusk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergio Faron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pankracy Tusk went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 66 minutes, Pankracy Tusk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kopenalguen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pankracy Tusk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Villaverde hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes FC Kopenalguen got a freekick which was hit by Rosario Cornett. After 75 played minutes, El Retorno de Palermo's Astor Abar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grayson Gruenigen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El Retorno de Palermo reached it. Sergio Faron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Tusk in the 81st minute of play. Sergio Faron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Tusk in the 92nd minute of play. Sergio Faron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th match minute, El Retorno de Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Musko to maneuver through the defense. Sergio Faron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pankracy Tusk's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the El Retorno de Palermo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Kopenalguen.