Official Cup

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danilo Jacindo started the match with the kick off. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Tulio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florencio Leocadio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Acácio Nogueira went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Acácio Nogueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florencio Leocadio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Acácio Nogueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Metán's Florencio Leocadio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Acácio Nogueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Florencio Leocadio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Serafin Llin took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Le Zheng. Ni Le Zheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 22 minutes into the game, Acácio Nogueira lined in a short shot 4-1 behind a frustrated Florencio Leocadio. In the 26th minute Carolo Elequemedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florencio Leocadio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florencio Leocadio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Llin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Acácio Nogueira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Florencio Leocadio. That made the score 5-1 in the 34 minute of play. Acácio Nogueira scored 6-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florencio Leocadio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Acácio Nogueira to strike the kick off in the second half. Florencio Leocadio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Celso Opilano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Acácio Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florencio Leocadio having to interfere. Acácio Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 54th minute of play forced Metán's goalkeeper Florencio Leocadio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Acácio Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Florencio Leocadio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Acácio Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Acácio Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 59th minute of play forced Metán's goalkeeper Florencio Leocadio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Metán's Florencio Leocadio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Metán getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Carolo Elequemedo hit a great ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Acácio Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Batán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Acácio Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florencio Leocadio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Metán's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristoforo Di Ruscio was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Batán's players had a chance to rest. AC Batán's Cristoforo Di Ruscio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Florencio Leocadio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Celso Opilano kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes AC Batán got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Brun. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Di Ruscio in the 77th minute of play forced Metán's goalkeeper Florencio Leocadio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Batán's Ladislao Muc was substituted for Acácio Nogueira. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Metán:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Batán:s goal. 7-1 came in the 82nd minute when Ladislao Muc all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Florencio Leocadio. After 87 minutes of play, AC Batán's Ladislao Muc made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florencio Leocadio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Celso Opilano hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Florencio Leocadio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Muc, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AC Batán fans cheered their team off the field, for while Metán had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.