Official Cup

Concha de tu Hermana
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adriano Ribeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Teobaldo Normando's late challenge caught a The Obscurials's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobaldo Normando helped the player get up and apologised. When Adriano Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the The Obscurials 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 Adriano Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. Sportivo O´connor's Santiago Mele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Sportivo O´connor getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Aristides Gaxan hit a great ball. Fotis Kapiris kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Sportivo O´connor's Daniel Kontšek got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sportivo O´connor's Alexis Mora managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edelmiro Mateo in the 36 minute of the game. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Kontšek in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of The Obscurials booed when Sportivo O´connor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Mora didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Mele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Mele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Gonza made a kick off. If Daniel Kontšek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adriano Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Mele. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriano Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Santiago Mele made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 54th minute of play forced Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Fernando Gonza notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of The Obscurials's Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santiago Mele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Mele saved Sportivo O´connor from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Adriano Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Mele was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Fernando Gonza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zheng Chao was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 75 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Rolado came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Mele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sportivo O´connor's Santiago Mele got control of the ball when Adriano Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Ribeiro in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Mele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Adriano Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Mele was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 81st minute of play forced Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Mele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Ribeiro got free with Santiago Mele in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santiago Mele. That made the score 1-1 after 87 minutes of play. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. In the 93rd minute, Lawrance Grandison ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Mele was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Sportivo O´connor's Hipolito Reynardo was substituted for Fernando Gonza. The Obscurials's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.