Official Cup

ESTUARIO ST
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eduardo Rodrigues got the match started through his kick off. Shi Yao Zhen hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 3 minutes into the match, Defensores del Albinegro's goalkeeper Clemente Manco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduardo Rodrigues. Shi Yao Zhen hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Defensores del Albinegro's Clemente Manco got control of the ball when Eduardo Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduardo Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Li Sha Yuan in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Shi Yao Zhen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Astor Natanael. Astor Natanael was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Cesar Gutierrez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Astor Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Li Sha Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolando Hustaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rolando Hustaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Clemente Manco made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Li Sha Yuan came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astor Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Gutierrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Gutierrez in the 33rd minute of play forced CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goalkeeper Astor Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Li Sha Yuan scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Astor Natanael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Astor Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Yao Zhen in the 37th minute of the match. Clemente Manco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Rodrigues in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gutierrez came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Luciano Celino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute Li Sha Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Matias Pereyra hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the game, Matias Pereyra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores del Albinegro the free kick. After 47 played minutes CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ got a freekick which was hit by Matias Pereyra. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cesar Gutierrez to make the kick off. Astor Natanael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Li Sha Yuan in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gutierrez came free, but Astor Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Eduardo Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Cesar Gutierrez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Astor Natanael. That made the score 0-3 in the 65 minute of play. In the 74th match minute, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isak Malm to maneuver through the defense. Astor Natanael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Balesio in the 75th minute of play. CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Astor Natanael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Sha Yuan in the 76th minute of play. Defensores del Albinegro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ildefonso Balesio in the 81st minute. Ildefonso Balesio made a great header on Defensores del Albinegro's corner, it was just that CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's Astor Natanael managed to reach the ball for a save. After 81 played minutes Shi Yao Zhen could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-4 into the left cross. In the 88th minute Cesar Gutierrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ's goalkeeper Astor Natanael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Li Sha Yuan. In the 90th match minute, CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Panfilo to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Li Sha Yuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores del Albinegro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Defensores del Albinegro's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.