Official Cup

Cardo Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Moises Demario made the kick off and thus started the match. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Feliberto Pueblo in the 5th minute. A nice corner shot did that Feliberto Pueblo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ezequiel Gagriel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Franky Dhondt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ezequiel Gagriel having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franky Dhondt in the 8th minute of play forced The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute of the game Teodoro Baldovino made a throw-in which Cristobal Isauro played forward. If Franky Dhondt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, The Beatles AC's goal looked a bit too open when Franky Dhondt came free, but Ezequiel Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franky Dhondt in the 19th minute of play forced The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franky Dhondt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ezequiel Gagriel having to make a save. Ezequiel Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franky Dhondt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franky Dhondt might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Gagriel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franky Dhondt ran back to his position shaking his head. The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles AC from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julio Falcioni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Demario in the 28th minute of play. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Moises Demario sped through Cardo Ruso Cordobés's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Falcioni. Franky Dhondt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franky Dhondt in the 31st minute of play forced The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Franky Dhondt came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cardo Ruso Cordobés 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 Franky Dhondt couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the game, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Franky Dhondt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ezequiel Gagriel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 40 minutes of play, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Franky Dhondt made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Gagriel was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franky Dhondt in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Gagriel saved The Beatles AC from getting behind. 44 minutes into the game, Franky Dhondt lined in a short shot 4-1 behind a frustrated Ezequiel Gagriel. 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 4-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franky Dhondt was the one to do the kick off. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Samuel Olenberg was substituted for Mateo Filipo. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back was substituted for Franky Dhondt. In the 60thth minute of the game Bennvar Back who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, The Beatles AC's goal looked a bit too open when Modesto Urtungo came free, but Ezequiel Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bennvar Back in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Gagriel saved The Beatles AC from getting behind. When Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Beatles AC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bennvar Back in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Gagriel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Beatles AC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Bennvar Back managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's supporters rose to their feet, but Bennvar Back was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Gagriel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bennvar Back in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Gagriel saved The Beatles AC from getting behind. When Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Beatles AC's goalie prevented a goal. Bennvar Back recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80thth minute of the game Bennvar Back who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 82 minutes of play, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Gagriel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 85 minutes into the match, Bennvar Back had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Gagriel. The Beatles AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bennvar Back was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Bennvar Back might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Gagriel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bennvar Back ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute Bennvar Back shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezequiel Gagriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Back in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Bennvar Back ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Gagriel was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. Ezequiel Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Back, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cardo Ruso Cordobés were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after The Beatles AC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Modesto Urtungo took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cardo Ruso Cordobés had won after a very even match.