Official Cup

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oscar De León made the kick off which started today's match. Oscar De León in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marquez Lando, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 5 played minutes Atlético Municipal got a freekick which was hit by Azubeli Roman. With his leg Marquez Lando managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar De León in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marquez Lando saved America De Cali from getting behind. After having played for 12 minutes, Cordero Gipils managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Municipal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cordero Gipils was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Oscar De León took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Marquez Lando to make any attempt to save it. Marquez Lando made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Oscar De León sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, America De Cali's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar De León came free, but Marquez Lando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Mederi Moste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye America De Cali's goalie prevented a goal. America De Cali's Marquez Lando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar De León in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Clodio Salces came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Nuno Galve hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marquez Lando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar De León's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marquez Lando. That made the score 3-0 after 35 minutes of play. After 38 played minutes America De Cali got a freekick which was hit by Mederi Moste. Marquez Lando made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willie Colon in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Atlético Municipal's Azubeli Roman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Oscar De León let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 46th minute shot 5-0 at rihgt post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Normando Graniela to make the kick off. Marquez Lando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar De León's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After 58 minutes of play, Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marquez Lando was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristiano Cigaran kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, America De Cali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Cigaran to maneuver through the defense. Normando Graniela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chuan Cintron having to interfere. Marquez Lando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andoni Viguri in the 68th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Henry Fiola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marquez Lando. America De Cali's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Fiola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. If Andoni Viguri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henry Fiola in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marquez Lando prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Clodio Salces was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 81 minutes into the match, Henry Fiola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marquez Lando. America De Cali's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Fiola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind America De Cali's goalkeeper Marquez Lando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Fiola in the 86th minute of play forced America De Cali's goalkeeper Marquez Lando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Andoni Viguri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marquez Lando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute of the match Atlético Municipal got a corner. America De Cali's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Héctor Lavø ran over to the corner to take the kick. Azubeli Roman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marquez Lando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, America De Cali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Normando Graniela to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes, Henry Fiola made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. America De Cali's Marquez Lando tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Henry Fiola came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Atlético Municipal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Henry Fiola couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Atlético Municipal fully deserved thier win.