Official Cup

GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nemesio Tximitx took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Juan Manuel Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Nicasio Thomas. GUTIERREZ SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Juan Manuel Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Nicasio Thomas to make any attempt to save it. Juan Manuel Cruzs short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Nicasio Thomas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Juan Manuel Cruz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nicasio Thomas. That made the score 3-0 in the 16 minute of play. Nicasio Thomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Manuel Cruz in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Juan Manuel Cruz notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of GUTIERREZ SC's Nicasio Thomas. Nicasio Thomas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eduardo Soriano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Serafin Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Manuel Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicasio Thomas having to make a save. After some careless play in the GUTIERREZ SC defense, Juan Manuel Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicasio Thomas. The GUTIERREZ SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicasio Thomas should have stopped the shot. Serafin Cesaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pocho Lavezzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute.

GUTIERREZ SC's Nicasio Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 53rd minute of play. Nicasio Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Tximitx in the 57th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Juan Manuel Cruz notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of GUTIERREZ SC's Nicasio Thomas. Nicasio Thomas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nemesio Tximitx might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicasio Thomas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nemesio Tximitx ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicasio Thomas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Tximitx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Jaime Haitz took a quick shot and it went in 6-1 without a chance for Serafin Cesaro to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Tximitx in the 78th minute of play forced GUTIERREZ SC's goalkeeper Nicasio Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute of the match Gaston Eudoxio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Serafin Cesaro skillfully saved the ball. If Nemesio Tximitx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nicasio Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Tximitx in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind GUTIERREZ SC's goalkeeper Nicasio Thomas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nemesio Tximitx might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicasio Thomas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nemesio Tximitx ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicasio Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Tximitx in the 96th minute of the match. The ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.