Official Cup

Cielo di Tocopilla
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olle Jönsson got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Alfonso Parot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zorros del Desierto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brutal DeLuxe the free kick. A collision led to Zorros del Desierto getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Alfonso Parot hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Javier Rufo got a free kick in the 5th minute. Brutal DeLuxe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oliver Brovall in the 7th minute. At last the ball reached Olle Jönsson at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Zorros del Desierto. 0-1. Rolf Pihlgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Mare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Brutal DeLuxe's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Mare came free, but Rolf Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Concetto Mare in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolf Pihlgren saved Brutal DeLuxe from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, Olle Jönsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Araya. Zorros del Desierto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olle Jönsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Zorros del Desierto's Hugo Araya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Westerberg in the 36th minute of play. Olle Jönsson scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Araya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Brutal DeLuxe's Rolf Pihlgren got control of the ball when Concetto Mare tried to sneak it across the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Brutal DeLuxe's Aaron Westerberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Araya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Concetto Mare in the 51st minute of play forced Brutal DeLuxe's goalkeeper Rolf Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Cambranes kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Aaron Westerberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Hugo Araya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Concetto Mare recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The throw-in from Arne Blixt in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zorros del Desierto's Cristian Insaurralde. Álvaro Barco kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Zorros del Desierto's Concetto Mare nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolf Pihlgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 83rd minute, Concetto Mare ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolf Pihlgren was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Javier Rufo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rolf Pihlgren. Brutal DeLuxe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Zorros del Desierto booed when Brutal DeLuxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Brovall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolf Pihlgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto Mare in the 93rd minute of play. The Brutal DeLuxe supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Brutal DeLuxe would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.