Official Cup

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sven de Zwaan made the kick off which started today's match. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Milian in the 3rd minute of play. Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 7th minute of play. Dawid Ratulowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven de Zwaan in the 8th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario. Rigoberto Nazario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dawid Ratulowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Milian in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Villamarin came free, but Rigoberto Nazario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Maximo Villamarin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rigoberto Nazario was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Fințescu in the 21st minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximo Villamarin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Nazario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Argentinos Juniors defense, Maximo Villamarin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Nazario. The Argentinos Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Nazario should have stopped the shot. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven de Zwaan in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario. Rigoberto Nazario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Argentinos Juniors's zone, Maximo Villamarin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rigoberto Nazario came out of the goal and Maximo Villamarin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Lopez Portanares 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Maximo Villamarin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Reign's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximo Villamarin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Nazario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Red Reign's Jeremias Castulo got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Cornelio Semeno got a throw-in 51 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mats Falch. Denis Mero charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Mero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 57 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximo Villamarin. Rigoberto Nazario was a little too slow when Maximo Villamarin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-4. Maximo Villamarin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Nazario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven de Zwaan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Maximo Villamarin 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. Maximo Villamarin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Rigoberto Nazario skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some careless play in the Argentinos Juniors defense, Maximo Villamarin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Nazario. The Argentinos Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Nazario should have stopped the shot. Argentinos Juniors's Ruperto Matei was substituted for Denis Mero. Red Reign's Xosepe Villamizar was substituted for Zigor Ardanza. Argentinos Juniors's Saturnino Arixo was substituted for Baldomero Lucila. Maximo Villamarin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dawid Ratulowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Gonzales in the 81st minute of the match. Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 84th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximo Villamarin in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Red Reign's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.