Official Cup

Gigante Villa Italia
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Osvaldo Ardiles might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jude Carey-Bertram. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Ardiles ran back to his position shaking his head. After 9 minutes, Leonides Salamon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unión y Progreso Tandil and the El coca fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonides Salamon hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Ardiles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jude Carey-Bertram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Ardiles in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jude Carey-Bertram prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carmelo Ponce in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jude Carey-Bertram saved Unión y Progreso Tandil from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Unión y Progreso Tandil's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Aguilera came free, but Jude Carey-Bertram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute El coca fc were awarded a corner. Angelino Urko went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldo Ardiles in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jude Carey-Bertram saved Unión y Progreso Tandil from getting behind. After 25 minutes, Emiliano Honrio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unión y Progreso Tandil and the El coca fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Unión y Progreso Tandil's Emiliano Honrio got a free kick in the 25th minute. Eleuterio Ganix's late challenge caught a El coca fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eleuterio Ganix helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of El coca fc booed when Unión y Progreso Tandil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Ganix didn't get a good kick on the ball. When El coca fc's Osvaldo Ardiles in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Unión y Progreso Tandil's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute Osvaldo Ardiles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jude Carey-Bertram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Urtungo in the 35th minute of play forced El coca fc's goalkeeper Serafino Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Osvaldo Ardiles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jude Carey-Bertram was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Osvaldo Ardiles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Carlos Urtungo made the kick off in the second half. If Eleuterio Ganix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jude Carey-Bertram was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Arsenio Aguilera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arsenio Aguilera really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Ardiles in the 58th minute of play forced Unión y Progreso Tandil's goalkeeper Jude Carey-Bertram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Osvaldo Ardiles came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the El coca 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 Osvaldo Ardiles couldn't finish the play. Serafino Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Honrio in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Unión y Progreso Tandil got a corner. El coca fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hernan Nesor ran over to the corner to take the kick. Osvaldo Ardiles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Jude Carey-Bertram made a huge save. Jude Carey-Bertram was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Osvaldo Ardiles capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Osvaldo Ardiles really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. El coca fc's Serafino Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Urtungo in the 76th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Osvaldo Ardiles made a precise shot to the right of Jude Carey-Bertram. Unión y Progreso Tandil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. When Carmelo Ponce fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El coca fc's protests and gave Carmelo Ponce a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Unión y Progreso Tandil booed when El coca fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmelo Ponce didn't get a good kick on the ball. El coca fc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.