Official Cup

The Mount Penuel
Spectators: 5192 (Terracing: 3895, Seating: 1194, VIP seats: 103) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Piorno Bazarra started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Penuel Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Lesardo Masbernat. After a rather tough play, Penuel Football Club's Ambrosio Descarrega got a free kick in the 7th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Penuel Football Club's Piorno Bazarra slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alessandro Verdecchia. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Lesardo Masbernat hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute of the match Dario Giorgio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fe Lizaur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Santoryu FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dario Giorgio hit a great ball. Fe Lizaur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Gabriele in the 32nd minute of the match. Alessandro Verdecchia was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Jairo Patiño capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jairo Patiño really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermanno Di Giandomenico to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Ermanno Tagliente. A collision led to Penuel Football Club getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ambrosio Descarrega hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ermanno Di Giandomenico in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fe Lizaur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ermanno Di Giandomenico might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fe Lizaur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ermanno Di Giandomenico ran back to his position shaking his head. Alessandro Verdecchia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piorno Bazarra in the 61st minute of the match. Penuel Football Club's Goizeder Getino was substituted for Danel Ayllon. Penuel Football Club made a substitution. Raul Bertiz replaced Leopoldo Cero. In the 69th minute, Francesco Forlano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matías Almeyda took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alessandro Verdecchia. Santoryu FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Santoryu FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alfredo Malvezzi hit a great ball. Penuel Football Club's Matías Almeyda couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Santoryu FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ermanno Di Giandomenico got free with Fe Lizaur in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the game, Piorno Bazarra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Alessandro Verdecchia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Dario Giorgio came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Santoryu FC 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 Dario Giorgio couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Santoryu FC booed when Penuel Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Goizeder Getino didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvise Iacobucci in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fe Lizaur saved Penuel Football Club from getting behind. In the 93rd match minute, Penuel Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Goizeder Getino to maneuver through the defense. Fe Lizaur was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alberto De Rossi. After a rather tough play, Penuel Football Club's Ambrosio Descarrega got a free kick in the 95th minute.

Penuel Football Club's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.