Official Cup

Raccoon City
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maximino Veronica made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Umbrella Corporation's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Gomez came free, but Sebastião Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Vodka Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Bartuelo to maneuver through the defense. Placido Kepa charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Placido Kepa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vodka Juniors fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 12 minutes, Umbrella Corporation's Eduardo Toledo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Santos Lia. Sebastião Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Gomez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vodka Juniors's Santos Lia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Guerra in the 15th minute of play. Santos Lia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Santos Lia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sebastião Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Gomez in the 24th minute of the match. Umbrella Corporation's Sebastião Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Gomez in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vodka Juniors's goalkeeper Santos Lia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastião Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Veronica in the 28th minute of the match. Sebastião Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Sebastião Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Veronica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabinho Pitta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roberto Bartuelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Sebastião Barbosa made a huge save. 54 minutes into the game, Umbrella Corporation's Dudu Guerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Lia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Vodka Juniors's Froilan Romero got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ricardo Gomez took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastião Barbosa. Sebastião Barbosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Santos Lia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Umbrella Corporation got a corner. Vodka Juniors's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eduardo Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Umbrella Corporation's Eduardo Toledo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Santos Lia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dudu Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Lia having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Vodka Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Gonçalves came free, but Santos Lia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69thth minute of the game Fabinho Pitta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vodka Juniors's Santos Lia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruben Aztore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Umbrella Corporation fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Umbrella Corporation's Fabinho Pitta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vodka Juniors made a substitution. Augusto Chorche replaced Ricardo Gomez. With a little luck, Umbrella Corporation's Sebastião Barbosa got control of the ball when Placido Polo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dudu Guerra hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Chorche in the 81st minute of play forced Umbrella Corporation's goalkeeper Sebastião Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Umbrella Corporation's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Polo came free, but Sebastião Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastião Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Augusto Chorche sent off a good shot on target. Bernardo Macedo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Sebastião Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Chorche in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Umbrella Corporation was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Macedo to maneuver through the defense. Augusto Chorche's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastião Barbosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Umbrella Corporation were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vodka Juniors for a fine match.