Official Cup

Estadio 21 de Agosto
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Cecilio Tristan made the kick off and thus started the match. Club El Progreso's Benjamin Tino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Elivareo in the 5th minute of play. Benjamin Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Elivareo in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Ariel Artaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abuba Akotonon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Cleto Cordaro took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Orlando Gatti. Hugo Orlando Gatti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Tristan in the 22nd minute of play forced Club El Progreso's goalkeeper Benjamin Tino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indiana Jones, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 30 played minutes Club El Progreso got a freekick which was hit by Matías Kranevitter. In the 31st minute Genaro Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bonifacio Txindoki got free with Hugo Orlando Gatti in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Club El Progreso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bonifacio Txindoki in the 33rd minute. In the 41st minute, Club El Progreso's Adolfo Fidensio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Indiana Jones in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Orlando Gatti saved Abuba Akotonon FC from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Indiana Jones stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cleto Cordaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Tino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Robt Paulet hit a great ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Fidensio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Cordaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Cordaro came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleto Cordaro in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Washington Papa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Abuba Akotonon FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bonifacio Txindoki was slow to take the kick. During this time Club El Progreso's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Bonifacio Txindoki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti did a great save. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Washington Papa in the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Washington Papa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Orlando Gatti was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Cordaro in the 78th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bonifacio Txindoki, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Genaro Elivareo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Benjamin Tino made a huge save. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Abuba Akotonon FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bonifacio Txindoki was slow to take the kick. During this time Club El Progreso's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Bonifacio Txindoki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti did a great save. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indiana Jones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Genaro Elivareo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Bot came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Stephan Testaferrata Bonici left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club El Progreso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 98thth minute of the game Indiana Jones who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Club El Progreso fans cheered their team off the field, for while Abuba Akotonon FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.