Official Cup

Rodrigo Braña
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Rito took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Ascacibar-Pérez's Ezequiel Aguirre seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ezequiel Aguirre the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ascacibar-Pérez protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ezequiel Aguirre had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Ascacibar-Pérez:s Haroldo Lartaun showed great skill when he stopped Anderson Carioca:s penalty. 11 minutes into the match, Ascacibar-Pérez's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Mendes came free, but Haroldo Lartaun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Ihazintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Denílson Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niceto Joey hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Angel Cordarrol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Carioca in the 28th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Haroldo Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anderson Carioca in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haroldo Lartaun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jurassic Monsters SA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benigno Mendiko 32 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. In the 35th match minute, Ascacibar-Pérez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Ostots to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Mendes in the 36th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Haroldo Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Lartaun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anderson Carioca in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guga Paes in the 38th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Haroldo Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Ascacibar-Pérez's goal looked a bit too open when Guga Paes came free, but Haroldo Lartaun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Andres Frascuelo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ascacibar-Pérez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jurassic Monsters SA the free kick. A collision led to Ascacibar-Pérez getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Andres Frascuelo hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anderson Carioca made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anderson Carioca in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haroldo Lartaun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Jurassic Monsters SA booed when Ascacibar-Pérez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Cordarrol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Anderson Carioca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Haroldo Lartaun. The goal made the score 2-1. Haroldo Lartaun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdo Macedo in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Guga Paes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Haroldo Lartaun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Haroldo Lartaun made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Valdo Macedo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anderson Carioca got free with Haroldo Lartaun in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Angel Cordarrol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denílson Azevedo having to interfere. Denílson Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Cordarrol in the 92nd minute of the match. Guga Paes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luiz Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jurassic Monsters SA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.