Official Cup

PATO MARSAL
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arlo Arruta started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Ortega in the 3rd minute of play forced Esquirla FC's goalkeeper Orvar Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlo Arruta in the 5th minute of play forced Locura Académica's goalkeeper Davide Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yvan Maes to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orvar Larsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Locura Académica defense, Arlo Arruta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Davide Franco. The Locura Académica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Davide Franco should have stopped the shot. After 19 minutes of play, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davide Franco was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dalmacio Quirce during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Locura Académica getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Dalmacio Quirce hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlo Arruta in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davide Franco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Gaudencio Hartz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Orvar Larsson. That made the score 1-2 in the 26 minute of play. Davide Franco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlo Arruta in the 29th minute of play. Esquirla FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dedé van Beek in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on Esquirla FC's corner Dedé van Beek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Davide Franco quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Arlo Arruta put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Davide Franco. After 39 minutes, Arlo Arruta made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Locura Académica's Davide Franco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlo Arruta in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davide Franco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arlo Arruta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Franco having to interfere.

The wind increased when Urbano Ortega made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Urbano Ortega notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Esquirla FC's Orvar Larsson. Orvar Larsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute Nyangnyang Rungkat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orvar Larsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Locura Académica's zone, Arlo Arruta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davide Franco came out of the goal and Arlo Arruta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tim Van Brussel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 2-5 became the score in the 63rd minute when Arlo Arruta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 66th minute Arlo Arruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arlo Arruta in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davide Franco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Kristen Lijsens got a free kick in the 70th minute. Orvar Larsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nyangnyang Rungkat went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. Arlo Arruta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Davide Franco came out and tried to block the shot, but Arlo Arruta slotted it home off the left post making it 3-6 in the 75th minute. When Oscar Van Aerschot fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esquirla FC's protests and gave Oscar Van Aerschot a yellow card for diving instead. Arlo Arruta scored 3-7 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Davide Franco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ricki Martín hit a great ball. 88 minutes in the game, Arlo Arruta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Davide Franco having to interfere. Arlo Arruta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 96 played minutes Locura Académica got a freekick which was hit by Joar Danielsson. The Esquirla FC 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.