Official Cup

ESTUARIO ST
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Eduardo Rodrigues made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Rodrigues in the 3rd minute of play forced ALEXANDRIA's goalkeeper Godfredo Obano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes, Cristian Lema mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ and the ALEXANDRIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Lema to maneuver through the defense. Astor Natanael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoffrey Verhelst, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 9 minutes of play, ALEXANDRIA's Marciano Rocio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Astor Natanael was left in no man's land by his defense there! Astor Natanael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enrique Ilazki went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Ilazki in the 16th minute of the match. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Chorache in the 20th minute of the match. After some careless play in the CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ defense, Gervasio Chorache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Astor Natanael. The CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Astor Natanael should have stopped the shot. After 27 minutes of play, ALEXANDRIA's Gervasio Chorache made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Astor Natanael was left in no man's land by his defense there! Feliciano Itzaina scored 0-5 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Astor Natanael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to ALEXANDRIA getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Feliciano Itzaina hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Itzaina came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enrique Ilazki was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Itzaina in the 52nd minute of play forced CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goalkeeper Astor Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Gervasio Chorache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Enrique Ilazki made a precise shot to the right of Astor Natanael. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Astor Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Chorache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ALEXANDRIA getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Cipriano Marques hit a great ball. ALEXANDRIA made a substitution. Hugo Maia replaced Geoffrey Verhelst. A collision led to ALEXANDRIA getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Cipriano Marques hit a great ball. Astor Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Chorache in the 66th minute of the match. Astor Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Itzaina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feliciano Itzaina received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Astor Natanael came out and tried to block the shot, but Feliciano Itzaina slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 70th minute. ALEXANDRIA's Franco Orozco was substituted for Enrique Ilazki. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Chorache in the 78th minute of the match. Astor Natanael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Chorache, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Chorache came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Rolando Hustaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALEXANDRIA the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Itzaina in the 82nd minute of play forced CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goalkeeper Astor Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astor Natanael was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Franco Orozco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 84 minute of play. Astor Natanael made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Gervasio Chorache sent off a good shot on target. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Gabriel Batistuta was substituted for Eduardo Rodrigues. After some careless play in the CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ defense, Gervasio Chorache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Astor Natanael. The CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Astor Natanael should have stopped the shot. The CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ALEXANDRIA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.