Official Cup

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrew Dalli started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Aldo Hartz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorge Armani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jorge Armani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Polo Quinteros's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Jorge Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Hartz in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Polo Quinteros in the 14th minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santa Lucia de Merlo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnaldo Chano in the 16th minute. Esmeralda AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kong Kun Xu in the 19th minute. Florentino Herauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Calvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. David Banegas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Florentino Herauso made a huge save. Polo Quinteros scored 0-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32ndth minute of the game Polo Quinteros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Andrew Dalli fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Levan Poggenborg hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Andrew Dalli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Andrew Dalli came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Andrew Dalli took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Florentino Herauso to make any attempt to save it. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. M. Agus Young replaced Polo Quinteros.

Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. Ermegildo Salamon replaced Aldo Hartz. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell M. Agus Young to make the kick off. Jorge Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Agus Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers M. Agus Young in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Armani saved Esmeralda AFC from getting behind. A collision led to Esmeralda AFC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Andrew Dalli hit a great ball. Jorge Armani made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when M. Agus Young sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when M. Agus Young got free with Jorge Armani in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santa Lucia de Merlo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnaldo Chano in the 77th minute. In the 86th match minute, Esmeralda AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kong Kun Xu to maneuver through the defense. Esmeralda AFC made a substitution. Nicasio Fonda replaced David Banegas. Kong Kun Xu hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute M. Agus Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Armani came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young. But to his dismay, M. Agus Young quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. M. Agus Young blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Armani having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when M. Agus Young got free with Jorge Armani in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Santa Lucia de Merlo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Santa Lucia de Merlo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.