Official Cup

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 718 (Terracing: 539, Seating: 165, VIP seats: 14) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudinho Pinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Julián Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Ciro Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodri De Paul took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Mac Allister, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 13th minute, Aírton Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rigoberto Cuarto made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Segundo Birila immediately put the ball in play. After 26 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Mac Allister. After 33 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Queirós. Aírton Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Bemabe having to interfere. Claudinho Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Apolo Aurken made a kick off. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Rigoberto Cuarto with Segundo Birila as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Albano Bemabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the game, Claudinho Loyola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra Demarchi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Scaloneta the free kick. Claudinho Loyola hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Squadra Demarchi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Alexis Mac Allister scored to the left of an out of position Oscar Saldanha, making the score, 0-2. La Scaloneta made a substitution. Justo Aguirre replaced Segundo Birila. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Aurken in the 70th minute of play. With 77 minutes on the clock, Júnior Meirelles commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 77 minutes into the game, one of Squadra Demarchi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for La Scaloneta. Apolo Aurken stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Oscar Saldanha. 0-3. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinho Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Apolo Aurken sent off a good shot on target. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Mac Allister in the 92nd minute of play. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Mac Allister, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over La Scaloneta could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Squadra Demarchi throughout the match.