Official Cup

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Filiberto Bermudez kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Filiberto Bermudez came free, but Bernardo Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Gabriel Solera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Rius during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of DEPORTIVO SJ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LinuX F.C.:s goal. Minor Godinez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidro Christobal came out and tried to block the shot, but Minor Godinez slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 20th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Elmer Lozano notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of DEPORTIVO SJ's Isidro Christobal. Isidro Christobal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isidro Christobal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Minor Godinez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 32 minute of play. If Filiberto Bermudez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Soto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Isidro Christobal skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 45th minute, one of DEPORTIVO SJ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for DEPORTIVO SJ. Isidro Christobal had in the 46thth minute some difficulties stopping Elmer Lozano's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 46 minutes of play, LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidro Christobal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Minor Godinez made a kick off. Tulio Burgos kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Balesio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the DEPORTIVO SJ defense, Frank Soto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidro Christobal. The DEPORTIVO SJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidro Christobal should have stopped the shot. A collision led to DEPORTIVO SJ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Primitivo Seber hit a great ball. Isidro Christobal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Soto in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filiberto Bermudez got free with Bernardo Arias in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isidro Christobal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Soto in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Minor Godinez in the 86th minute of play forced DEPORTIVO SJ's goalkeeper Isidro Christobal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidro Christobal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Soto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LinuX F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.