Official Cup

CenturyLink Field
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teofilo Carrasco during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot by Alessandro Capixaba from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Koldo Murcia's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 8 minutes into the match, Legion of Boom's goal looked a bit too open when Nalo Irureta came free, but Fernandinho Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Koldo Murcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Paraense in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Alcantarilla FC's Eliseo Garrido got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ramiro Ziguenza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alcantarilla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramiro Ziguenza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernandinho Pombal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Legion of Boom getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Cauan Dracena hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Esquipula Aizpurua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernandinho Pombal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A hard shot 24 in the game by Adriano Paraense from a close distance when the talented Koldo Murcia managed to make a qualified save. Alcantarilla FC's players were relieved. Fernandinho Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nalo Irureta in the 28th minute of play. Alessandro Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Ramiro Ziguenza put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Fernandinho Pombal. After 42 minutes, Igor da Silveira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Legion of Boom and the Alcantarilla FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Legion of Boom getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Igor da Silveira hit a great ball. When Felipe Titos fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alcantarilla FC's protests and gave Felipe Titos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Alcantarilla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Titos to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramiro Ziguenza in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernandinho Pombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When Igor da Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Legion of Boom 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 Igor da Silveira couldn't finish the play. Ramiro Ziguenza did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Fernandinho Pombal 55 minutes into the match. If Porfirio Bermejo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Legion of Boom's Fernandinho Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esquipula Aizpurua in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alcantarilla FC's Eliseo Garrido got a free kick in the 67th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nalo Irureta during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes Alcantarilla FC got a freekick which was hit by Nalo Irureta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roldán Tormes in the 77th minute of play forced Legion of Boom's goalkeeper Fernandinho Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernandinho Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Ziguenza in the 79th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Nalo Irureta could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Fernandinho Pombal however easily saved by the left post. Alcantarilla FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.