Official Cup

Anita Pupich
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Panait Sichitiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Marco Isias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Transito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Isias having to interfere. Villa Castelar's Marco Isias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 14th minute of play. Marco Isias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panait Sichitiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Panait Sichitiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Marco Isias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Miguel Transito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Isias. Villa Castelar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Transito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Panait Sichitiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Maradona's supporters rose to their feet, but Panait Sichitiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Isias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Cortez to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Rodrigo Nastasio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Ilazki in the 39th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Panait Sichitiu was the one to do the kick off. If Gregorio Rexino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Villa Castelar defense, Panait Sichitiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Isias. The Villa Castelar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Isias should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the game, Andres Martxel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jonathan Errapel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panait Sichitiu struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Marco Isias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Maradona. Marco Isias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panait Sichitiu in the 75th minute. Villa Castelar's Jonas Etxatxu was substituted for Andres Martxel. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Ilazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Rexino in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Villa Castelar's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Cortez came free, but Marco Isias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gervasio Garcia got free with Marco Isias in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 90 minutes into the game, one of Villa Castelar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In a very dangerous position, a player in Villa Castelar fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Santa Maradona. Panait Sichitiu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marco Isias. 1-3. Santa Maradona's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.