Official Cup

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Carabata Groove's Victorino Jerardo 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. A collision led to Carabata Groove getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nereo Ihazintu hit a great ball. Pancho Leceta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Neron having to interfere. In the 8th minute Edison Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Calderón Palazuelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona de América's supporters rose to their feet, but Calderón Palazuelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremias Neron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute, Barcelona de América's Pancho Leceta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With an all-out effort, Barcelona de América's Jeremias Neron threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pancho Leceta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 19th minute Pancho Leceta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 31st minute when Pancho Leceta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Calderón Palazuelos made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Neron. Carabata Groove's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Nereo Ihazintu's late challenge caught a Barcelona de América's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nereo Ihazintu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Carabata Groove getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Nereo Ihazintu hit a great ball. Carabata Groove's Jeremias Neron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Carabata Groove from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Jeremias Neron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pancho Leceta, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Carabata Groove booed when Barcelona de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pancho Leceta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Madaleno hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Pancho Leceta scored 4-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeremias Neron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lucas Oro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Marines having to interfere. Nereo Ihazintu hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Jeremias Neron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edison Mendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angel Tuero in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Neron prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th minute, Esteban Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Esteban Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Calderón Palazuelos 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. The supporters of Barcelona de América booed when Carabata Groove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Ihazintu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carabata Groove's Jeremias Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Casanande in the 93rd minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Barcelona de América fully deserved thier win.