Official Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Fecha Libre's Martins Palermo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martins Palermo in the 3rd minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martins Palermo in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Fecha Libre were awarded a corner. Kamiel Stessel went to the cornerflag to take it. 1-0 became the score in the 7th minute when Lionel-Andrés Messi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Eugenio Gilen came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Fecha Libre 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 Eugenio Gilen couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute, Federico Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Paulin came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Fecha Libre's Martins Palermo. But to his dismay, Martins Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Denis Paulin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martins Palermo went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Godfredo Gau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emiliano Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Godfredo Gau tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute, Martins Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Denis Paulin. Defensores de Lombroso's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 45th match minute, Fecha Libre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Pollák to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godfredo Gau.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lionel-Andrés Messi made a kick off. Fecha Libre were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Defensores de Lombroso's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kamiel Stessel took the corner. The corner ended in Kamiel Stessel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin did a great save. In the 57th minute Defensores de Lombroso were awarded a corner. Godfredo Gau went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Defensores de Lombroso's corner Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emiliano Martínez quite easily take care of the ball. After 62 played minutes Fecha Libre's Martins Palermo stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Denis Paulin stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Defensores de Lombroso of the goal. Roman Riquelme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igli Tares short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Denis Paulin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Riquelme in the 71st minute of play. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 75th minute of play. Defensores de Lombroso's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Igli Tare scored to the left of an out of position Denis Paulin, making the score, 1-4. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Valentín Barco replaced Lucio Cordarrol. Denis Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igli Tare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igli Tare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 87th minute, Igli Tare left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fecha Libre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. In the 95th minute, Teofilo Esdras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Martínez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. The Fecha Libre players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.