Official Cup

El Potrero
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) phoinix fc's Aku Ylönen 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. Christian Paez charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Paez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, phoinix fc's Christian Paez got a free kick in the 8th minute. Belchior Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruperto Incendio's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Ruperto Incendio came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Gallardeta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aku Ylönen was slow to take the kick. During this time phoinix fc's players had a chance to rest. In the 22ndth minute of the game Wilfred Vrede who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but phoinix fc's Fausto Nisio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. La Gallardeta were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after phoinix fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vintilă Guriță took the corner. 30 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruperto Incendio. Fausto Nisio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Eliasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruperto Incendio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belchior Saldanha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. phoinix fc's Fausto Nisio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfred Vrede in the 39th minute of play. Fausto Nisio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Olof Eliasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Fausto Nisio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by phoinix fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vintilă Guriță was slow to take the kick. During this time La Gallardeta's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Bragan McPhil drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind phoinix fc's goalkeeper. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilfred Vrede to make the kick off. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Dantae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 56 in the game by Wilfred Vrede from a close distance when the talented Fausto Nisio managed to make a qualified save. phoinix fc's players were relieved. After 57 minutes phoinix fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vintilă Guriță who took care of the corner kick. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Dantae, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Aku Ylönen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belchior Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Dantae in the 65th minute of play. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Dantae, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The supporters of phoinix fc booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfred Vrede didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Wilfred Vrede hit a great ball. Máximo Cozzetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belchior Saldanha having to interfere. phoinix fc's Ceferino Johans was substituted for Aku Ylönen. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Dantae in the 78th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Clemente Anaya in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto Nisio saved phoinix fc from getting behind. With a little luck, phoinix fc's Fausto Nisio got control of the ball when Jan-Olof Eliasson tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Fausto Nisio managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.