Official Cup

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baldomiro Artal started the match with the kick off. When Arnoldo Gonza fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Anga FC's protests and gave Arnoldo Gonza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Anga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Gonza to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute, Santa Maradona's Benigno Vermudo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After 13 minutes Anga FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor Jaunti who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Alejandro Montel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Venancio Isidor made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Benigno Vermudo sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th match minute, Anga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Lehoi to maneuver through the defense. After 21 minutes, Benigno Vermudo made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Anga FC's Venancio Isidor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Claudio Mogel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Manex having to interfere. Melquiades Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Mogel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Manex didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Anga FC's Baldomiro Artal shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Ariel Costa hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Soler during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomiro Artal, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Melquiades Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomiro Artal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benigno Vermudo to strike the kick off in the second half. Claudio Mogel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Manex having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, Anga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Bidari to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes Santa Maradona got a freekick which was hit by Florentino Dominix. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Anga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Bidari didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Melquiades Manex managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Anga FC's Baldomiro Artal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Melquiades Manex didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnoldo Gonza went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Baldomiro Artal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th play minute Baldomiro Artal came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Melquiades Manex. 2-3. In the 92nd minute of the match Jacinto Lehoi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Melquiades Manex skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Ariel Costa got a free kick in the 94th minute. Anga FC's Jacinto Lehoi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Melquiades Manex but with some difficulty. Claudio Mogel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Anga FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 96th minute, Baldomiro Artal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anga FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4.