Official Cup

Estadio Diamante
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) ZAFIRO FC's Rene Gotzon 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 7th minute Vassilis Vonortas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes ZAFIRO FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Remigio Euloxu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Jacinto Barea to fire away a dangerous shot which Armando Paredes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 11th minute, Vassilis Vonortas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Paredes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Vassilis Vonortas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Paredes. ZAFIRO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vassilis Vonortas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 17thth minute of the game Vassilis Vonortas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Armando Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vassilis Vonortas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 21st minute of the game was made by Casimiro Piearres with Ernest Ponta as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Armando Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vassilis Vonortas in the 23rd minute of the match. Armando Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Vonortas, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Armando Paredes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute, one of ZAFIRO FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ZAFIRO FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Osorio in the 34th minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Armando Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ZAFIRO FC's zone, Cirilo Osorio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Paredes came out of the goal and Cirilo Osorio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Osorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Osorio in the 43rd minute of the match. If Cirilo Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Lastra Pinga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ from getting a goal against them. Maximo Argina received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lastra Pinga came out and tried to block the shot, but Maximo Argina slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 46th minute. After the first half Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Osorio in the 51st minute of play. Casimiro Piearres made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Jacinto Barea. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cirilo Osorio in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Paredes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Casimiro Piearres charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Casimiro Piearres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Cirilo Osorio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cirilo Osorio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Paredes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Cirilo Osorio took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Armando Paredes to make any attempt to save it. Armando Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Osorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cirilo Osorio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Armando Paredes made a huge save. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Arnaldo Bihar suffered a sore thigh after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rene Gotzon during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Jiang Lang Jian was substituted for Arnaldo Bihar. A collision led to ZAFIRO FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Rene Gotzon hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cirilo Osorio in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Paredes saved ZAFIRO FC from getting behind. Ernest Ponta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lastra Pinga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cirilo Osorio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armando Paredes. That made the score 1-5 in the 88 minute of play. In the 91st minute, Rene Eliazar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cirilo Osorio came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ 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 Cirilo Osorio couldn't finish the play.