Official Cup

Moreira
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Florencio Herbella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Svend Betz might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Weather Piedrahita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Svend Betz ran back to his position shaking his head. If Svend Betz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FSX UNITED's Ye Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Herbella in the 23rd minute of play. Florencio Herbella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ye Wei made a huge save. In the 36th minute Svend Betz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Weather Piedrahita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Aldo Benvenuto in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Atletico Maturrango's Caton Oquendo. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Svend Betz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Xizavier Varona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svend Betz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Weather Piedrahita skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Lucas Sardaneta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FSX UNITED made a substitution. Marcelo Salas replaced Mircea Popilean. FSX UNITED made a substitution. Amancio Baesler replaced Svend Betz. The audience was convinced that Florencio Herbella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ye Wei was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's Thomas Cochrane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Weather Piedrahita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute Marcelo Salas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Weather Piedrahita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Sardaneta came free, but Ye Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Salas in the 81st minute of play forced Atletico Maturrango's goalkeeper Weather Piedrahita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Weather Piedrahita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Salas in the 84th minute. Weather Piedrahita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Baesler, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Marcelo Salas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Weather Piedrahita having to interfere. Weather Piedrahita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Salas went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. FSX UNITED played a much better game than Atletico Maturrango and deserved their victory. The Atletico Maturrango players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.