Official Cup

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bertil Ekman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dick Wennerberg in the 8th minute of the match. Esbjörn Apelquist made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Vicente Sasoin sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Atlético Nacional's Baldomero Rodas got a free kick in the 10th minute. Teodoro Peio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olle Ekström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Theodore hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Carlos Alberto Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by White Hart Lane's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Primitivo Mendez was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Nacional's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Primitivo Mendez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist did a great save. In the 25th match minute, Atlético Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafin Theodore to maneuver through the defense. Kenneth Söderqvist hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Primitivo Mendez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Esbjörn Apelquist skillfully saved the ball. After 31 minutes, Alonzo Rocendo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Nacional and the White Hart Lane players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Atlético Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Rocendo. The supporters of White Hart Lane booed when Atlético Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonzo Rocendo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodoro Peio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dick Wennerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Higinio Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Supreme Back came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the White Hart Lane 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 Supreme Back couldn't finish the play. When Tarık Özel came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the White Hart Lane 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 Tarık Özel couldn't finish the play. White Hart Lane's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Carlos Alberto Azevedo scored to the left of an out of position Esbjörn Apelquist, making the score, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

With a little luck, Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio got control of the ball when Dick Wennerberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Esbjörn Apelquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Peio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Ekman, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Teodoro Peio was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Olle Ekström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olle Ekström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 75 minutes into the game, Vicente Sasoin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Esbjörn Apelquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, White Hart Lane's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Sasoin came free, but Esbjörn Apelquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Alberto Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esbjörn Apelquist having to interfere. After 82 played minutes White Hart Lane got a freekick which was hit by Dick Wennerberg. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olle Ekström in the 87th minute of the match. After some careless play in the White Hart Lane defense, Carlos Alberto Azevedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Esbjörn Apelquist. The White Hart Lane fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Esbjörn Apelquist should have stopped the shot. Teodoro Peio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Ekman in the 95th minute of play. The supporters of Atlético Nacional booed when White Hart Lane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Söderqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball.