Official Cup

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Tage Backlund made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Abelardo Gamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Speed came free, but Rony Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xiboquinha FC's Rony Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jax Van Landschoot in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute, César Moraes 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. Rony Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Gamus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rony Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jax Van Landschoot, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jax Van Landschoot in the 18th minute of play. Rony Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jax Van Landschoot in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jax Van Landschoot in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rony Zanette prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Jax Van Landschoot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rony Zanette was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Speed in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute Jax Van Landschoot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rony Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes of play, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Jax Van Landschoot made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rony Zanette was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rony Zanette took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Hector Speed sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rony Zanette narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Xiboquinha FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jeremias Preuss hit a great ball. Rony Zanette showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Palermo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 51st minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Gamus came free, but Rony Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rony Zanette was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Jax Van Landschoot capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jax Van Landschoot really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abelardo Gamus in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rony Zanette prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xiboquinha FC's Rony Zanette proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Xiboquinha FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Gamus in the 61st minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Martin Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rony Zanette was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Rony Zanette made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Jax Van Landschoot sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Speed came free, but Rony Zanette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Xiboquinha FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hector Speed fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jax Van Landschoot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Rony Zanette made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 76th minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sílvio Favoretto fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xiboquinha FC's protests and gave Sílvio Favoretto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th match minute, Xiboquinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Xiboquinha FC's Rony Zanette got control of the ball when Hector Speed tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Rony Zanette made a huge save. In the 91st minute Abelardo Gamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. RoKoCoKo TeaM's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.