Official Cup

La Rokola
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Palermo started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Robert Prosinečki sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Tim Tarasek showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. In the 5th minute Abelardo Gamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Pancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Benny Snel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tim Tarasek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Martin Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Pepe Pancho made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Selmi Uğurcan in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tim Tarasek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goalkeeper Pepe Pancho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jax Van Landschoot. Pepe Pancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Gamus in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Benny Snel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of RoKoCoKo TeaM's Tim Tarasek. Tim Tarasek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goalkeeper Pepe Pancho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Palermo. Pepe Pancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Gamus in the 28th minute of the match. Challestone S.C.'s Benny Snel got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Domingo Benet with Jax Van Landschoot as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 34 minutes into the match, Benny Snel notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of RoKoCoKo TeaM's Tim Tarasek. Tim Tarasek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Challestone S.C.'s Pepe Pancho got control of the ball when Martin Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benny Snel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tim Tarasek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Benny Snel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benny Snel struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Tim Tarasek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Challestone S.C.. With a little luck, Challestone S.C.'s Pepe Pancho got control of the ball when Martin Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. González Urraca charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed González Urraca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. González Urraca kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Challestone S.C.'s Pepe Pancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Marz in the 48th minute of play. The RoKoCoKo TeaM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Challestone S.C. were winning 0-3.

Tim Tarasek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Snel, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Pepe Pancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jax Van Landschoot in the 56th minute of play. Tim Tarasek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benny Snel in the 59th minute. Challestone S.C.'s Pepe Pancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jax Van Landschoot in the 61st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benny Snel got free with Tim Tarasek in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pepe Pancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Palermo in the 64th minute of play. Jax Van Landschoot took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pepe Pancho. Pepe Pancho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Challestone S.C.'s Gregorio Mel was substituted for Benny Snel. Tim Tarasek was a little too slow when Gregorio Mel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-4. 81 minutes into the match, RoKoCoKo TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Mel came free, but Tim Tarasek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Challestone S.C. defense, Martin Horado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pepe Pancho. The Challestone S.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pepe Pancho should have stopped the shot. Alex Capone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Tim Tarasek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Challestone S.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.