Official Cup

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cirilo Ritchie took the kick off in the first half of the match. Estación Quequén's Simão Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Emiliano Umbruso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arif Ozan Oğuztan, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eufrasio in the 15th minute of play forced Estación Quequén's goalkeeper Simão Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ovidio Argina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Estación Quequén's goalkeeper Simão Ferreira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Estación Quequén's Simão Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 27th minute of play. Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cirilo Ritchie in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simão Ferreira saved Estación Quequén from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Cirilo Ritchie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Ferreira was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Estación Quequén's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Modesto Gipuzkoa was slow to take the kick. During this time Arrecifes's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Arrecifes's Modesto Gipuzkoa to fire away a dangerous shot which Simão Ferreira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arif Ozan Oğuztan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Qin Si Kang showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. Cirilo Ritchie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliano Umbruso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Cirilo Ritchie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simão Ferreira. Estación Quequén's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Ritchie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 61st minute Kevin De Bruyne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cirilo Ritchie in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simão Ferreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simão Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Ritchie in the 69th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cirilo Ritchie kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simão Ferreira. That made the score 2-2 in the 72 minute of play. Arrecifes's Felipe Senon was substituted for Cirilo Ritchie. Arrecifes's Hipolito Laurendi was substituted for Carlos Eufrasio. After 80 minutes, Orlando Nel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Estación Quequén and the Arrecifes players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Orlando Nel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 87 minutes, Felipe Senon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrecifes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Senon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Arrecifes's Felipe Senon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Simão Ferreira. That made the score 2-4 after 88 minutes of play. Arrecifes's attentive Kevin De Bruyne managed to snatch the ball when Orlando Nel made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. Arrecifes's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.