Official Cup

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) TAQUARI FC's Wilton Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoni Villarroel got free with Rodolfo Salgado in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Boye in the 11th minute. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bubu Denat in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 15th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Wilton Vale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAQUARI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA made a substitution. Lluis Rivas replaced Antoni Villarroel. In the 23rd minute, Bernard Letourneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bubu Denat came free, but Rodolfo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolfo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marino Ramos in the 28th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Wilton Vale. Rodolfo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Marino Ramos sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marino Ramos got free with Rodolfo Salgado in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. TAQUARI FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernard Letourneau in the 39th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalie and right to Ernani Souto. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half TAQUARI FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bubu Denat to strike the kick off in the second half. Bubu Denat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Rodolfo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Lluis Rivas 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. Rodolfo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marino Ramos in the 63rd minute of play. Rodolfo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marino Ramos in the 66th minute of play. Rodolfo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marino Ramos in the 70th minute of play. TAQUARI FC's Erasmo Gaspar was substituted for Ernani Souto. In the 75th minute of the match F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a corner. TAQUARI FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gonzalo Boye ran over to the corner to take the kick. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute Marino Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Marino Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ludovít Reis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ludovít Reis couldn't finish the play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Marc Vilaplana was substituted for Ludovít Reis. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of TAQUARI FC for a fine match.