Official Cup

Nuevo Alsina
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) Anselmo Rubio made the kick off and thus started the match. Ildefonso Vergaray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Atkins in the 3rd minute of play. When The Tigers's Benji Murray in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NANO FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute The Tigers were awarded a corner. Ian Farrell went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on The Tigers's corner Ian Farrell fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ildefonso Vergaray quite easily take care of the ball. In the 9th minute, Carl Atkins made a precise shot to the right of Ildefonso Vergaray. NANO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. NANO FC's Ildefonso Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinnie Backhouse in the 13th minute of play. After 14 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Vinnie Backhouse. 16 minutes into the match, NANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Murray came free, but Ildefonso Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Delmar Isauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NANO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Tigers the free kick. When The Tigers's Benji Murray in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NANO FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute Vinnie Backhouse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ildefonso Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benji Murray in the 24th minute of play forced NANO FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinnie Backhouse in the 27th minute of play forced NANO FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, NANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Murray came free, but Ildefonso Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Vinnie Backhouse left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, NANO FC's Baldomiro Fagildo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Benji Murray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ildefonso Vergaray was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Ildefonso Vergaray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinnie Backhouse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Vinnie Backhouse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ildefonso Vergaray was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sid Francis took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Vergaray. Ildefonso Vergaray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Ildefonso Vergaray came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Carl Atkins. But to his dismay, Carl Atkins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. The NANO FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Tigers were winning 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benji Murray stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eustaquio Vasco's late challenge caught a The Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustaquio Vasco helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, NANO FC's Eustaquio Vasco got a free kick in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, NANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Murray came free, but Ildefonso Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sid Francis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ildefonso Vergaray firmly grabbed it by the left post. NANO FC's Ildefonso Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benji Murray in the 66th minute of play. Sid Francis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ildefonso Vergaray having to make a save. 71 minutes into the game, Camron Collier cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Ildefonso Vergaray was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, NANO FC's Andres Bibiano got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind NANO FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Vergaray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes into the game, Camron Collier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NANO FC the free kick. 80 minutes into the match, NANO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Francis came free, but Ildefonso Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Tigers booed when NANO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Isauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benji Murray might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ildefonso Vergaray. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benji Murray ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute of the match, Carl Atkins tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ildefonso Vergaray saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 87th minute, The Tigers's Sid Francis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ildefonso Vergaray. Ildefonso Vergaray yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. 89 minutes into the match, NANO FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Vergaray had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sid Francis. The crowd rose to their feet as Vinnie Backhouse kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ildefonso Vergaray. That made the score 0-10 in the 90 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinnie Backhouse during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to The Tigers getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Vinnie Backhouse hit a great ball. In the 98th minute of the match, Vinnie Backhouse tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ildefonso Vergaray saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sid Francis took the ball and in the 99 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Vergaray. Ildefonso Vergaray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. When the match was over The Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NANO FC throughout the match.