Official Cup

Winchester
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrés Mendieta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alex Elenescu struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TiGrEs Fx. TiGrEs Fx's Alex Elenescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Agustin Torrijos in the 12 minute of the game. Alex Elenescu struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TiGrEs Fx. Dadhyan Rudrappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Elenescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, ORION F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alex Elenescu came free, but Dadhyan Rudrappa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Andrés Mendieta came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Elenescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alex Elenescu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dadhyan Rudrappa firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 32 minutes ORION F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hugo Quintana who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Hugo Quintana almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa did a great save. José Madero was extremely unlucky when he, in the 33rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Villalaz in the 37th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by TiGrEs Fx's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Agustin Torrijos was slow to take the kick. During this time ORION F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of TiGrEs Fx's goalie and right to Felipe Orozco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. TiGrEs Fx's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Elenescu to strike the kick off in the second half. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrés Mendieta in the 50th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Alex Elenescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dadhyan Rudrappa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. TiGrEs Fx made a substitution. Gilberto Rancaño replaced Alex Elenescu. TiGrEs Fx made a substitution. Mister Peet replaced Gentza Arribas. When Joaquim Matute came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the TiGrEs Fx 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 Joaquim Matute couldn't finish the play. ORION F.C. made a substitution. Alexander Murillo replaced Andrés Mendieta. Alexander Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Franc Merlot made a huge save. In the 72nd minute ORION F.C. were awarded a corner. Agustin Torrijos went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 73rd minute Gilberto Rancaño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dadhyan Rudrappa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, TiGrEs Fx's Edgard Estevez got a free kick in the 74th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Rancaño in the 77th minute of the match. ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Rancaño in the 80th minute of play. TiGrEs Fx's Gilberto Rancaño got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Dé Santos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franc Merlot. The goal made the score 1-1. 87 minutes into the match, Gilberto Rancaño notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa. Dadhyan Rudrappa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franc Merlot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexander Murillo in the 90th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Rancaño in the 95th minute of the match. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Rancaño, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. TiGrEs Fx's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.