Official Cup

Roberto H. Pizzio
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alesandro Del Piero took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Tacuari city bell got a freekick which was hit by Adrián Lagarrigue. After 8 played minutes Gคгςђ๏Ŧค got a freekick which was hit by Battle Muller. Arturo Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a little luck, Tacuari city bell's Stanley Matthes got control of the ball when Battle Muller tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Florentino Pacho fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tacuari city bell's protests and gave Florentino Pacho a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tacuari city bell getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Florentino Pacho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alesandro Del Piero in the 15th minute of play forced Tacuari city bell's goalkeeper Stanley Matthes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Tacuari city bell's Constantino Ferrer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arturo Lopez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 25 minutes into the game, Tiburcio Acevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tacuari city bell the free kick. Tiburcio Acevedo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 28 minutes of play, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Alesandro Del Piero made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanley Matthes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Alesandro Del Piero got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stanley Matthes made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Alesandro Del Piero sent off a good shot on target. After 39 played minutes Tacuari city bell got a freekick which was hit by Florentino Pacho. Stanley Matthes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alesandro Del Piero in the 41st minute of play. Tacuari city bell's Stanley Matthes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Tacuari city bell from getting a goal against them. German Serafo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Arturo Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Ferrer came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Constantino Ferrer made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Alesandro Del Piero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanley Matthes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Tiburcio Acevedo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Tacuari city bell's Stanley Matthes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alesandro Del Piero in the 55th minute of play. Alesandro Del Piero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stanley Matthes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Acevedo to maneuver through the defense. Constantino Ferrer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arturo Lopez having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantino Ferrer got free with Arturo Lopez in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the game, Tiburcio Acevedo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Tacuari city bell's Florentino Pacho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alesandro Del Piero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alesandro Del Piero took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stanley Matthes. Stanley Matthes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Stanley Matthes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alesandro Del Piero in the 80th minute of play. Arturo Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience was convinced that Alesandro Del Piero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanley Matthes was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Stanley Matthes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alesandro Del Piero's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Stanley Matthes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alesandro Del Piero in the 94th minute of the match.