Official Cup

Monumental Marathon
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Barnaba Lamczyk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ekipa Gabi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Zambrano was slow to take the kick. During this time Universitario's players had a chance to rest. 12 minutes into the game, Ekipa Gabi's Barnaba Lamczyk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xavies Berrez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mon Postigo got free with Francis Calmes in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Ekipa Gabi from getting a goal against them. When Zula Fetor fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ekipa Gabi's protests and gave Zula Fetor a yellow card for diving instead. Zula Fetor hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Universitario's Mon Postigo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 33rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 36thth minute of the game Barnaba Lamczyk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Universitario's Xavies Berrez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ekipa Gabi! After 39 minutes Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes managed, with a little bit of luck, save Carlos Zambrano's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. 39 minutes into the game, Carlos Zambrano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Francis Calmes. Carlos Zambrano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. After having played for 43 minutes, Zachary Pankowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekipa Gabi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zachary Pankowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mon Postigo in the 46th minute of play forced Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Universitario's Mon Postigo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Francis Calmes. That made the score 3-1 after 47 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Mon Postigo made the kick off in the second half. Mon Postigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mon Postigo in the 54th minute of play. Francis Calmes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Papi Saron in the 59th minute of play. Universitario's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carlos Zambrano in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Papi Saron 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. 65 minutes into the match, Universitario's Lionel-Andrés Newell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Calmes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute Universitario were awarded a corner. Carlos Zambrano went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Carlos Zambrano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ebardo Buergo in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francis Calmes saved Ekipa Gabi from getting behind. Universitario made a substitution. Euloxu Rojas replaced Branislav Vitev. Xavies Berrez was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Barnaba Lamczyk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Barnaba Lamczyk really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Francis Calmes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lionel-Andrés Newell's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The Universitario fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when Universitario's Lionel-Andrés Newell 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 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ekipa Gabi's Zachary Pankowski got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Universitario fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ekipa Gabi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.