Official Cup

Norberto Tomaghello
Spectators: 146 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eusebio Eguntsenti took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nunez Uzuri in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregorio Palos saved Cambaceres from getting behind. From a short distance, Defensa y Justicia's Nunez Uzuri, in the 3rd minute, tried to place the ball behind Gregorio Palos, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. 6 minutes into the match, Cambaceres's goalkeeper Gregorio Palos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bakar Castelo. After 7 played minutes Cambaceres got a freekick which was hit by Romuald Jouvet. Orlando Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Bertran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Nunez Uzuri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Palos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorio Palos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Uzuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Defensa y Justicia's Harry Samuelsson got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Cristian Bertran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gregorio Palos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Uzuri in the 31st minute of the match. Cristian Bertran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando Gaúcho having to make a save. Gregorio Palos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Uzuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Cambaceres's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Uzuri came free, but Gregorio Palos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nunez Uzuri who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Gregorio Palos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Defensa y Justicia booed when Cambaceres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danny Floyd didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Bakar Castelo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 47th minute, Bakar Castelo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gregorio Palos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nunez Uzuri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Defensa y Justicia got a freekick which was hit by Nunez Uzuri. 55 minutes into the match, Defensa y Justicia's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Bertran came free, but Orlando Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Defensa y Justicia booed when Cambaceres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Berdoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Nunez Uzuri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gregorio Palos was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. A collision led to Cambaceres getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Danny Floyd hit a great ball. Cambaceres's Gregorio Palos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bakar Castelo in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Bakar Castelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensa y Justicia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Geronimo Erlantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Defensa y Justicia's Haroldo Javiero was substituted for Ke Jun Xuan. Gregorio Palos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nunez Uzuri's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 85 minutes Cambaceres's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Babür Demirtekin who took care of the corner kick. Gregorio Palos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bakar Castelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Nunez Uzuri sped through Cambaceres's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gregorio Palos. In the 92nd minute Haroldo Javiero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Palos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cambaceres's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Babür Demirtekin was slow to take the kick. During this time Defensa y Justicia's players had a chance to rest. Orlando Gaúcho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Bertran in the 95th minute of play. Defensa y Justicia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cambaceres for a fine match.