Official Cup

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salvador Hats got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of SIMvergüenzas booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Martinez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, SIMvergüenzas's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Beto Rodríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao got a free kick in the 15th minute. Santos Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sugih Linggawarman in the 18th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, SIMvergüenzas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lei Ling Zheng to maneuver through the defense. In the 28thth minute of the game Sugih Linggawarman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute Lucio Stanislao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beto Rodríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beto Rodríguez made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Flavio Luar sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in SIMvergüenzas's zone, Flavio Luar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beto Rodríguez came out of the goal and Flavio Luar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute Lucio Stanislao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beto Rodríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Sugih Linggawarman made the kick off in the second half. Casimiro Policarpio made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Salvador Hats. In the 56th minute of the match SIMvergüenzas got a corner. El Fortín de Floresta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lei Ling Zheng ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on SIMvergüenzas's corner Eskil Jönsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santos Orlan quite easily take care of the ball. Alvino Tinto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Beto Rodríguez. SIMvergüenzas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Sugih Linggawarman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Santos Orlan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. SIMvergüenzas's Xacobo Harroyo was substituted for Sugih Linggawarman. If Xacobo Harroyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xacobo Harroyo might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santos Orlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xacobo Harroyo ran back to his position shaking his head. 83 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Xacobo Harroyo came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Beto Rodríguez was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Fulgencio Frances replaced Casimiro Policarpio. Xacobo Harroyo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Santos Orlan made a huge save. In the 95th minute Xacobo Harroyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.