Official Cup

Est. Horacio Galdini
Spectators: 463 (Terracing: 348, Seating: 106, VIP seats: 9) In the 5th minute Xorxe Canosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Salvadore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xorxe Canosa in the 5th minute of play forced C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Thanos came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Guillelmo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Evelio Salvadore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xorxe Canosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Jim Morrison had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evelio Salvadore. C.A.Esparta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jim Morrison was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Machu Picchu booed when C.A.Esparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dércio Valentim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Yavuz Selim Hekimhanlı sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Evelio Salvadore skillfully saved the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Sven-Hendrik Ohmer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tanek Zurawski. Sven-Hendrik Ohmer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. C.A.Esparta's Evelio Salvadore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xorxe Canosa in the 26th minute of play. After 27 played minutes Machu Picchu got a freekick which was hit by Dom Lugano. In the 28th minute, C.A.Esparta's Sven-Hendrik Ohmer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tanek Zurawski. Tanek Zurawski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Evelio Salvadore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Thanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Thanos in the 33rd minute of play forced C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes C.A.Esparta got a freekick which was hit by Dércio Valentim. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xorxe Canosa in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evelio Salvadore prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Xorxe Canosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evelio Salvadore was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Evelio Salvadore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xorxe Canosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 43 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Thanos came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes, Marcos Acuña mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.Esparta and the Machu Picchu players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Machu Picchu booed when C.A.Esparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Acuña didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, C.A.Esparta's Marcos Acuña got a free kick in the 47th minute. Machu Picchu's Hüsmen Samir was substituted for Serkan Yıldırım. C.A.Esparta's Evelio Salvadore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xorxe Canosa in the 49th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xorxe Canosa to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of C.A.Esparta booed when Machu Picchu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xorxe Canosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Machu Picchu's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Hendrik Ohmer came free, but Tanek Zurawski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Sven-Hendrik Ohmer notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Machu Picchu's Tanek Zurawski. Tanek Zurawski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tony Thanos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Evelio Salvadore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tony Thanos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Evelio Salvadore made a huge save. Evelio Salvadore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Thanos in the 68th minute of the match. Machu Picchu's Ali Cengiz Rüşti was substituted for Jan Beton. A collision led to C.A.Esparta getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tiburcio Guillelmo hit a great ball. C.A.Esparta's Evelio Salvadore proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save C.A.Esparta from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Thanos came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oswaldo Junior might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tanek Zurawski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oswaldo Junior ran back to his position shaking his head. Tanek Zurawski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oswaldo Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Thanos. In the 86thth minute of the game Tony Thanos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.Esparta's Evelio Salvadore was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Jim Morrison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Machu Picchu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jim Morrison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tanek Zurawski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Junior in the 95th minute of play. The supporters of Machu Picchu booed when C.A.Esparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Galván didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute Marcos Acuña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Zurawski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee's whistle sounded for the end of the second half. The match was tied at 3-3. None of the players looked happy at the prospect of extra-time.

All the players looked a little tired when it was time for the first half of the overtime. It was C.A.Esparta's Oswaldo Junior that got to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xorxe Canosa in the 113th minute of play forced C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evelio Salvadore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Thanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 116th minute.

120 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Xorxe Canosa came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Thanos in the 122nd minute of play forced C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evelio Salvadore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xorxe Canosa in the 125th minute of play. After 30 minutes of extra-time there was still no winner. The players now faced the much dreaded penalty shoot-out.

In the 136th minute of the game, Machu Picchu got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Filip Wawrukiewicz shot a long shot in the 138th minute and a light blocked Tanek Zurawski hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 4-4. Tiburcio Guillelmo's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Tanek Zurawski on his right side and into the goal. 141 minutes into the game it was 5-4. Machu Picchu:s Tanek Zurawski showed great skill when he stopped Ronaldo Queirós:s penalty. After 144 played minutes Ronaldo Queirós shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Machu Picchu's Tanek Zurawski to catch but Ronaldo Queirós was lucky. It became 6-5 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Tanek Zurawski had in the 145thth minute some difficulties stopping Hüsmen Samir's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tanek Zurawski had in the 147thth minute some difficulties stopping Marcos Acuña's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When the match had been going on for 148 minutes, Machu Picchu's Tanek Zurawski got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Evelio Salvadore. C.A.Esparta:s Tanek Zurawski showed great skill when he stopped Ali Cengiz Rüşti:s penalty. The goalkeeper, Tanek Zurawski, was totally fooled by C.A.Esparta's Froilan Nerio, who 152 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 158th minute, the referee gave C.A.Esparta a penalty. Luis Galván looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Tanek Zurawski. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. C.A.Esparta were victorious despite being under pressure from Machu Picchu for much of the match.