Official Cup

El Gran Marito
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulino Kismi started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Valencia Santa Fe's Felipe Inocente got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 6 minutes into the match, River Gold's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrico Herzog came free, but Fedele Albani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Severo Dino managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Gold's supporters rose to their feet, but Severo Dino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeronimo Dantel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute, Paulino Kismi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lorenzo Clementi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Jeronimo Dantel made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Valencia Santa Fe's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaw Waldoch came free, but Jeronimo Dantel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Hagi in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fedele Albani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Valencia Santa Fe's goalkeeper Jeronimo Dantel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lorenzo Clementi. Valencia Santa Fe's Jeronimo Dantel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Waldoch in the 24th minute of play. Fedele Albani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Inocente in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, River Gold's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Inocente came free, but Fedele Albani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fedele Albani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Hagi in the 39th minute of the match. The corner ended in Felipe Inocente almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but River Gold's Fedele Albani did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Inocente in the 43rd minute of play forced River Gold's goalkeeper Fedele Albani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Inocente took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fedele Albani. Fedele Albani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ulrico Herzog made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Ulrico Herzog reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fedele Albani. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 55th minute of the match, Ulrico Herzog tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fedele Albani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. River Gold's Fedele Albani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save River Gold from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute Paulino Kismi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Dantel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If George Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severo Dino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeronimo Dantel having to make a save. After 66 minutes of play, Valencia Santa Fe's Felipe Inocente made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fedele Albani was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, River Gold's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrico Herzog came free, but Fedele Albani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Ulrico Herzog made a precise shot to the right of Fedele Albani. River Gold's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Fedele Albani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulrico Herzog in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Hagi got free with Fedele Albani in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The River Gold fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Valencia Santa Fe were clearly better and deserved to take the win.