Official Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nunez Fidele got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Universitario Pincharrata's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Julian Birila was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Dionisio Oton almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Universitario Pincharrata's Javier Frederik did a great save. 9 minutes into the match, Universitario Pincharrata's goalkeeper Javier Frederik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Vachon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prince Sosa in the 11th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Marcos Esdras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Esdras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prince Sosa in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Rafael Hondo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palermo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Universitario Pincharrata the free kick. Nunez Fidele recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Esdras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prince Sosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Dionisio Oton hit a great ball. The supporters of Universitario Pincharrata booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Ongile didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo's goalkeeper Marcos Esdras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute Patrício Hernández shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Esdras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Esdras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Guter in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Universitario Pincharrata were awarded a corner. Osvaldo Principe went to the cornerflag to take it. Universitario Pincharrata's Osvaldo Principe was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcos Esdras in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rafael Hondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Javier Frederik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Dionisio Oton hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Hondo made a kick off. Prince Sosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Principe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Marcos Esdras made a huge save. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Julian Birila hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Osvaldo Principe made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Esdras. Palermo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Marcos Esdras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrício Hernández in the 64th minute of the match. Universitario Pincharrata's Osvaldo Principe came free and shot a quick shot against goal 66 minutes in the game, fortunately Marcos Esdras had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrício Hernández got free with Marcos Esdras in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Prince Sosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Esdras was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, Palermo's Julian Birila got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Patrício Hernández shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Esdras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Universitario Pincharrata's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Vachon came free, but Javier Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrício Hernández fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Esdras having to interfere. Marcos Esdras came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Universitario Pincharrata's Osvaldo Principe. But to his dismay, Osvaldo Principe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Universitario Pincharrata's zone, Julian Birila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Javier Frederik came out of the goal and Julian Birila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prince Sosa in the 89th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Marcos Esdras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Palermo defense, Osvaldo Principe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Esdras. The Palermo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Esdras should have stopped the shot. Osvaldo Principe's late challenge caught a Palermo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Principe helped the player get up and apologised. Marcos Esdras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prince Sosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.