Official Cup

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Deportivo Pergamino's Eduardo Sancho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Marcos Llope was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liberland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Pergamino the free kick. In the 2nd match minute, Liberland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Llope to maneuver through the defense. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Liberland! In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Deportivo Pergamino. Prudencio Jurgi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pastor Eriz. 1-0. Ambrosio Taurino's late challenge caught a Liberland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ambrosio Taurino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th match minute, Liberland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Eate to maneuver through the defense. In the 29thth minute of the game Eduardo Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liberland's Pastor Eriz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Eduardo Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liberland's Pastor Eriz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute Prudencio Jurgi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Eriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liberland's Pastor Eriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Pacifico in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pastor Eriz was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. A hard shot 46 in the game by Eduardo Sancho from a close distance when the talented Pastor Eriz managed to make a qualified save. Liberland's players were relieved. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carmelo Tristan to make the kick off. Deportivo Pergamino's Eduardo Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Deportivo Pergamino booed when Liberland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernan Nuñez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pastor Eriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Pacifico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Sancho took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pastor Eriz. Pastor Eriz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Pastor Eriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Sancho in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Liberland's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Sancho came free, but Pastor Eriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Eduardo Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Eriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Deportivo Pergamino's Eduardo Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pastor Eriz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 93 minutes into the match, Liberland's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Sancho came free, but Pastor Eriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deportivo Pergamino's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.