Official Cup

Coliseo Argento
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rogelio Confesor started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Gumaro in the 4th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Martin Miro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Adolfo Tipi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Los Espinillos FC 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 Adolfo Tipi couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ripa FC's Martin Miro got control of the ball when Zula Munko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Modesto Inautzi's late challenge caught a Ripa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Inautzi helped the player get up and apologised. Modesto Inautzi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goalkeeper Martin Miro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Munko. Baldomiro Montrell came free with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Martin Miro could save by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Felix Izel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Izel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcus Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogelio Confesor's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 22ndth minute of the game Rogelio Confesor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Espinillos FC's Marcus Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rogelio Confesor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcus Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Guerrero in the 28th minute of the match. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Espinillos FC's goalkeeper Marcus Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Martin Miro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Rafe, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The Ripa FC fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Ripa FC's Fabio Guerrero looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 44th match minute, Los Espinillos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Orlondon to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Jimeno Gumaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Martin Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Munko in the 57th minute of play. After some careless play in the Los Espinillos FC defense, Rogelio Confesor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Silva. The Los Espinillos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Silva should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Rogelio Confesor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcus Silva. That made the score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. Rogelio Confesor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Marcus Silva made a huge save. Ripa FC's Martin Miro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Gumaro in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Luis Orlondon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rdth minute of the game Rogelio Confesor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Espinillos FC's Marcus Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Ripa FC's Marcus Silva threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Felix Izel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 86th minute, Rogelio Confesor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After 92 played minutes Los Espinillos FC got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Tipi. Luis Orlondon's late challenge caught a Ripa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luis Orlondon helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Los Espinillos FC's Luis Orlondon got a free kick in the 94th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Gagriel got free with Marcus Silva in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Ripa FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ripa FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.