Official Cup

Juan Jose Pizzuti
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardinho Dantas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elpidio Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ricardinho Dantas took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elpidio Beat. Elpidio Beat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Slawomir Turak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Nejat Özertem. Colombo A.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Slawomir Turak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 15 minutes into the game, Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elpidio Beat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Ricardinho Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Elpidio Beat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Slawomir Turak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Nejat Özertem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elpidio Beat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Beat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 34th minute of the match. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 41 minutes Colombo A.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Orlando Gamus who took care of the corner kick. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Orlando Gamus was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Slawomir Turak got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Elpidio Beat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Pedro Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

54 minutes into the match, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardinho Dantas. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Ricardinho Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombo A.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardinho Dantas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elpidio Beat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 61 minutes into the game, Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elpidio Beat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Ricardinho Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 72nd minute of play forced 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Beat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Michal Burufski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Elpidio Beat, passed just outside the right post. Colombo A.C.'s Aitor Cintron was substituted for Adrien Caillol. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Amador Rosalio was substituted for Pedro Venceslao. A sloppy throw-in by Amador Rosalio in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombo A.C.'s Manoel Alagoano. Ricardinho Dantas scored 1-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elpidio Beat, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manoel Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Flores, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Dantas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-5 in the 97th playminute. When the match was over Colombo A.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 25 de Abril Futbol Club throughout the match.