Official Cup

Hortensia12
Spectators: 140 (Terracing: 106, Seating: 32, VIP seats: 2) With a little luck, Argentinos Juniors's Pedro Bela got control of the ball when Erasmo Dantae tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute, Hortensia FCG's Natalio Abreu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Natalio Abreu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hortensia FCG protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Natalio Abreu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Segundo Lucado succeeded in the game's 7th minute to get real power on a long shot . Hortensia FCG's Melquiades Firman hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-1! After 10 played minutes Hortensia FCG's Erasmo Dantae stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Pedro Bela stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Argentinos Juniors of the goal. After a rather tough play, Argentinos Juniors's Hector Oro got a free kick in the 11th minute. A collision led to Argentinos Juniors getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Emilio Tano hit a great ball. Melquiades Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Suarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Anacleto Lalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Bela was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Melquiades Firman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timoteo Gonzo went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Melquiades Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Suarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argentinos Juniors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Celso Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Bela, making the score, 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Emilio Tano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Julio Napier in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Argentinos Juniors's Salvador Itzaina. In the 45th match minute, Hortensia FCG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Weather to maneuver through the defense. The Hortensia FCG players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Argentinos Juniors were winning 1-2.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Suarez in the 52nd minute of play forced Hortensia FCG's goalkeeper Melquiades Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Celedonio Perrando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erasmo Dantae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Bela having to interfere. Melquiades Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Tano, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Pedro Bela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celedonio Perrando's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute Damaso Suarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Argentinos Juniors's Damaso Suarez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Pedro Bela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Perrando, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Melquiades Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match, Salvador Itzaina got a very nice opportunity to score, but Melquiades Firman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The throw-in from Celso Sancho in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Argentinos Juniors's Emilio Tano. 93 minutes into the match, Hortensia FCG's goal looked a bit too open when Damaso Suarez came free, but Melquiades Firman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celedonio Perrando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Bela having to interfere. Argentinos Juniors's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.