Official Cup

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Zoilo Sauca made the kick off and thus started the match. Colon Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Nilsson in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in UNITED's zone, Fred Nilsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Colon Manrique came out of the goal and Fred Nilsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilhelm Gustafsson to maneuver through the defense. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Fred Nilsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Colon Manrique. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Nilsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Colon Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Nilsson in the 17th minute of play. Colon Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Nilsson in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Fred Nilsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Colon Manrique. UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Nilsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini got a free kick in the 27th minute. The supporters of WINNING ELEVEN booed when UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Jaen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Fred Nilsson notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of UNITED's Colon Manrique. Colon Manrique was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colon Manrique showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Nilsson in the 37th minute of the match. If Fred Nilsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Colon Manrique made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Nilsson in the 38th minute of play. Colon Manrique showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Nilsson in the 41st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Fred Nilsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Colon Manrique. UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Nilsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The wind increased when Fred Nilsson made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Nilsson came free, but Colon Manrique reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, WINNING ELEVEN's Fred Nilsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Colon Manrique made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a defensive mix-up in UNITED's zone, Fred Nilsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Colon Manrique came out of the goal and Fred Nilsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Ciriaco Urdaspal replaced Leonel Cordaro. After taking down the ball on WINNING ELEVEN's corner Fulgencio Xabel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Colon Manrique quite easily take care of the ball. In the 71st minute Patricio Ostadar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colon Manrique saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's Fred Nilsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Colon Manrique narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fred Nilsson scored 6-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Colon Manrique, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fred Nilsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Colon Manrique. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Nilsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. WINNING ELEVEN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andro Reiman in the 89th minute. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the referee ended the match the WINNING ELEVEN players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.