Official Cup

Estadio La Portada
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Ermegildo Fazzini made the kick off and thus started the match. Soso Cheishvili who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Shao Jing Yuan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Club Deportes La Serena getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Soso Cheishvili hit a great ball. Club Deportes La Serena's Tobías Quilempan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Roso in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Juan Fernando Pratto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 10 in the game by Ermegildo Fazzini from a close distance when the talented Shao Jing Yuan managed to make a qualified save. Santa Fe's players were relieved. When Said Hamed came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Club Deportes La Serena 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 Said Hamed couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Santa Fe's Shao Jing Yuan got control of the ball when Said Hamed tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute Said Hamed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shao Jing Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Santa Fe's goalkeeper Shao Jing Yuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Said Hamed. After a rather tough play, Santa Fe's Juan Fernando Pratto got a free kick in the 23rd minute. At last the ball reached Salvatore Bunster at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Santa Fe. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Fe's zone, Said Hamed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shao Jing Yuan came out of the goal and Said Hamed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 31 minutes of play, Santa Fe's Juan Fernando Pratto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobías Quilempan was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Roque Roso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rigoberto Lobo fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Fe's protests and gave Rigoberto Lobo a yellow card for diving instead. Rigoberto Lobo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Sten Pååk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shao Jing Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Santa Fe's Mauricio Montes was substituted for Santi Ogazón. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romulo Lalla to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Ermegildo Fazzini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shao Jing Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Soso Cheishvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Club Deportes La Serena's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Lalla came free, but Tobías Quilempan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shao Jing Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Said Hamed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santa Fe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sten Pååk was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Deportes La Serena's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Santa Fe's goalie and right to Said Hamed. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Santa Fe's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 65 minutes of play, Santa Fe's Juan Fernando Pratto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobías Quilempan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Soso Cheishvili hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Juan Fernando Pratto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Fe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Eliott Pépin charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliott Pépin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, Santa Fe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliott Pépin to maneuver through the defense. Club Deportes La Serena's Edgardo Garzo was substituted for Ermegildo Fazzini. In the 81st match minute, Santa Fe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliott Pépin to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauricio Montes during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mauricio Montes hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Shao Jing Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Luis Illescas in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Santa Fe eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.