Official Cup

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Argentinos Juniors's Diego Gonzales started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Santiago Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maël Négrel in the 4th minute of play. Gwendal Ayache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gwendal Ayache in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Demario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwendal Ayache in the 10th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwendal Ayache in the 12th minute of play. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maël Négrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maël Négrel in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Demario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santiago Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maël Négrel in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Gwendal Ayache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Gwendal Ayache sped through Argentinos Juniors's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santiago Demario. The supporters of Argentinos Juniors booed when Perthes United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Élie Loiret didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Gonzales's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabien Gury read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. When Diego Gonzales fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Argentinos Juniors's protests and gave Diego Gonzales a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Diego Gonzales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gwendal Ayache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Santiago Demario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Maël Négrel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Demario was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 34th minute of the match, Israel Shepherd tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fabien Gury saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwendal Ayache in the 47th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwendal Ayache in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Gwendal Ayaches short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Santiago Demario to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwendal Ayache in the 56th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Argentinos Juniors's Roberto Trotta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roberto Trotta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Argentinos Juniors protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roberto Trotta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Thanks to some nice moves Maël Négrel could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Santiago Demario however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario got control of the ball when Maël Négrel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Argentinos Juniors's Diego Gonzales got a free kick in the 70th minute. Maël Négrel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 75th minute, Élie Loiret reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santiago Demario. The goal made the score 0-4. In the 79th minute, Élie Loiret reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santiago Demario. The goal made the score 0-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Israel Shepherd during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Israel Shepherd kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwendal Ayache, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Maël Négrel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Santiago Demario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwendal Ayache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gwendal Ayache in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Demario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santiago Demario didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Perthes United's Gwendal Ayache shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 99th minute, Maël Négrel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Perthes United played a much better game than Argentinos Juniors and deserved their victory. The Argentinos Juniors players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.