Official Cup

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 6108 (Terracing: 4582, Seating: 1405, VIP seats: 121) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tymoteusz Gotfryd took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Delmiro Jayvier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelio Astudillo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aurelio Astudillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porfírio Prates in the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Porfírio Prates's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Astudillo was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. If Tymoteusz Gotfryd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Lorenzo 11's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26thth minute of the game Tymoteusz Gotfryd who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Lorenzo 11's Aurelio Astudillo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tymoteusz Gotfryd in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Astudillo saved San Lorenzo 11 from getting behind. In the 31st minute Porfírio Prates shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Astudillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Palben. Thanks to some nice moves Quilo Lujarra could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Ashley Hargreaves however easily saved by the left post. Aurelio Astudillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tymoteusz Gotfryd's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Porfírio Prates's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Astudillo was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. If Porfírio Prates had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo 11's goal looked a bit too open when Porfírio Prates came free, but Aurelio Astudillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anibal Soin in the 47th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of San Lorenzo 11's goalie and right to Delmiro Jayvier. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. San Lorenzo 11's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 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 wind increased when Quilo Lujarra made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quilo Lujarra in the 52nd minute of play forced ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalkeeper Ashley Hargreaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the San Lorenzo 11 defense, Porfírio Prates kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelio Astudillo. The San Lorenzo 11 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelio Astudillo should have stopped the shot. Claudio Bucciarelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ashley Hargreaves having to interfere. Porfírio Prates could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Aurelio Astudillo made a huge save. In the 64th minute, Ambrosio Mendiko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ashley Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Bucciarelli in the 65th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Porfírio Prates got free with Aurelio Astudillo in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurelio Astudillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tymoteusz Gotfryd's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Aurelio Astudillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymoteusz Gotfryd in the 78th minute of the match. San Lorenzo 11's Aurelio Astudillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Gotfryd in the 81st minute of play. In the 81st minute, Tymoteusz Gotfryd made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Astudillo. San Lorenzo 11's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Tymoteusz Gotfryd in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Lorenzo 11's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute, Quilo Lujarra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ashley Hargreaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Porfírio Prates's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aurelio Astudillo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Porfírio Prates could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Aurelio Astudillo made a huge save. With 93 minutes on the clock, Griseld Løvaa commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in San Lorenzo 11 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Anibal Soin shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 96th minute, Ambrosio Mendiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th match minute, San Lorenzo 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Betadur to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Anibal Soin from long distance, 98 minutes into the match, got Aurelio Astudillo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

The ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.