Official Cup

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelo Goren made the kick off which started today's match. Jedrzej Galus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torcuato Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Igor Jarmulowicz struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Ruperto Maria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Stradivarius. After 15 minutes of play, Salmuera CP's Torcuato Herrero made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jedrzej Galus was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Duca came free, but Jedrzej Galus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Salmuera CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fan Xing Zhou to maneuver through the defense. Eugenio Saturnin hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Jedrzej Galus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Duca in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Fan Xing Zhou made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, El Stradivarius's Igor Jarmulowicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruperto Maria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 62nd minute of play forced El Stradivarius's goalkeeper Jedrzej Galus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Henry Bianini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ruperto Maria was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Goren in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Angelo Goren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Stradivarius fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Ruperto Maria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Jarmulowicz's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. El Stradivarius's Jedrzej Galus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Igor Jarmulowicz notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria. Ruperto Maria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. El Stradivarius made a substitution. Gavino Theobald replaced Jano Batista. El Stradivarius's Guillermo Barros-Schelloto was substituted for Igor Jarmulowicz. In the 95th minute Angelo Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, El Stradivarius could leave the field as winners, despite Salmuera CP having more of the ball for most of the match.