Official Cup

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guillermo Izquierdo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Adilson Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Martin Palermo F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Martin Palermo F.C.'s Giovanni Arósio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 11 minutes, Giovanni Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Martin Palermo F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovanni Arósio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 15 minutes, Giovanni Arósio made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Iron Maiden Football's José Ramos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Iron Maiden Football's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Arósio came free, but José Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Iron Maiden Football getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Marcos Santana hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Iron Maiden Football's zone, Giovanni Arósio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Ramos came out of the goal and Giovanni Arósio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute, Guillermo Izquierdo made a precise shot to the right of José Ramos. Iron Maiden Football's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Giovanni Arósio put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of José Ramos. With his leg Silvio Bazil managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Iron Maiden Football's Marcos Santana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Giovanni Arósio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 38th minute Giovanni Arósio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giovanni Arósio in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Ramos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Palermo F.C.'s Tiburcio Pepillo got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giovanni Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. José Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

Giovanni Arósio succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 53rd playminute. Giovanni Arósio had several of the Iron Maiden Football's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-9 score and a disappointed José Ramos as he didn't even see the shot coming. After some careless play in the Iron Maiden Football defense, Giovanni Arósio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Ramos. The Iron Maiden Football fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Ramos should have stopped the shot. Duda Velloso kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Martin Palermo F.C.'s Serafin Manni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. With his leg José Ramos managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Martin Palermo F.C.'s Guillermo Izquierdo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Guillermo Izquierdo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of José Ramos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Giovanni Arósio took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for José Ramos to make any attempt to save it. Giovanni Arósio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. José Ramos came out and tried to block the shot, but Giovanni Arósio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-14 in the 84th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Iron Maiden Football was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Aguiar to maneuver through the defense. In the 97thth minute of the game Guillermo Izquierdo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iron Maiden Football's José Ramos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.