Official Cup

ACRUX
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Darío Cvitanich took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 10th minute JS 22 were awarded a corner. Barnaba Kilarski went to the cornerflag to take it. Jairo Elixio came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young. But to his dismay, M. Agus Young quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 17th minute, Tom Walton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JS 22's Jairo Elixio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by M. Agus Young in the 23rd minute of play. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Levan Poggenborg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jairo Elixio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 25 minutes into the game, M. Agus Young cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jairo Elixio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as JS 22's Darío Cvitanich slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Florentino Herauso. That made the score 2-3 after 30 minutes of play. 33 minutes into the match, M. Agus Young had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jairo Elixio. JS 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that M. Agus Young was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. 38 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darío Cvitanich. Florentino Herauso made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Darío Cvitanich sent off a good shot on target. M. Agus Young scored 2-5 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jairo Elixio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. M. Agus Young's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jairo Elixio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Darío Cvitanich kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell M. Agus Young to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, M. Agus Young managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Lucia de Merlo's supporters crossed their fingers, but M. Agus Young was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, M. Agus Young reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jairo Elixio. The goal made the score 2-6. With an all-out effort, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Jairo Elixio threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Polo Quinteros, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Polo Quinteros's late challenge caught a JS 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Polo Quinteros helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Polo Quinteros hit a great ball. Polo Quinteros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute Polo Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Elixio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermegildo Salamon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The corner led Santa Lucia de Merlo's Kong Chang Zheng to fire away a dangerous shot which Jairo Elixio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The JS 22 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Santa Lucia de Merlo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.