Official Cup

LA BRANCANERA
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) After a rather tough play, Del Acuerdo's Jesus Baraquiel got a free kick in the 6th minute. Lu Ping Wei hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute of the match Celso Rumaldo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Genaro Ponciano skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Del Acuerdo's Jeremias Pepillo got a free kick in the 16th minute. Genaro Ponciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Pepillo in the 20th minute of play. Eleuterio Urtzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Cordara in the 22nd minute of play. El Branca del Vieja were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Del Acuerdo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lu Ping Wei took the corner. Genaro Ponciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Pepillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute Jeremias Pepillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Ponciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonel Cordara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Eleuterio Urtzi made a huge save. 38 minutes into the match, El Branca del Vieja's Leonel Cordara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eleuterio Urtzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 39 played minutes Del Acuerdo got a freekick which was hit by Pit Bull. In the 40th minute, Leonel Cordara made a precise shot to the right of Eleuterio Urtzi. Del Acuerdo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Genaro Ponciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Pepillo in the 48th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonel Cordara made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilfredo Laffitte in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eleuterio Urtzi saved Del Acuerdo from getting behind. A collision led to El Branca del Vieja getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Aquilino Ramirez hit a great ball. Eleuterio Urtzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Milano in the 56th minute of play. Eleuterio Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Laffitte, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th match minute, Del Acuerdo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Pepillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute Benê Neiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Urtzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro Milano took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eleuterio Urtzi. Eleuterio Urtzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Del Acuerdo made a substitution. Costel Stroiescu replaced Celso Rumaldo. El Branca del Vieja's Filiberto Benitez got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Del Acuerdo's Gogo Rayman was substituted for Jesus Baraquiel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Cordara in the 81st minute of play forced Del Acuerdo's goalkeeper Eleuterio Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleuterio Urtzi came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by El Branca del Vieja's Leonel Cordara. But to his dismay, Leonel Cordara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After 89 played minutes Del Acuerdo got a freekick which was hit by Gaudencio Poncio. If Filiberto Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Leonel Cordara managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Branca del Vieja's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Cordara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Urtzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Genaro Ponciano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorio Calvet in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Del Acuerdo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Branca del Vieja.