Official Cup

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arthur Guedes kicked off to start the match. Savier Arco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Guedes in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Alexis Sánchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 19 minutes Club Deportivo Xpertin's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ging Root who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ging Root almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco did a great save. Savier Arco came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes. But to his dismay, Arthur Guedes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Arthur Guedes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Savier Arco having to make a save. 25 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Xpertin's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Savier Arco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Savier Arco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Club Deportivo Xpertin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ging Root took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Doriva Vaz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Savier Arco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arthur Guedes in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Savier Arco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Máximo Paetz made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur Guedes got free with Savier Arco in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Arthur Guedes came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ 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 Arthur Guedes couldn't finish the play. After 54 minutes of play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Savier Arco was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Sánchez came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Paetz in the 69th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Guedes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Club Deportivo Xpertin defense, Arthur Guedes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Savier Arco. The Club Deportivo Xpertin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Savier Arco should have stopped the shot. In the 82nd minute Máximo Paetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes in the game Esteban Caron did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Hermenegildo Duarte. 87 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Xpertin's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Savier Arco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were awarded a corner. Ging Root went to the cornerflag to take it. Ging Root made a great header on ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s corner, it was just that Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.