Official Cup

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Golo Duarte started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Atlético Zelaya's Raimundo Playo got a free kick in the 6th minute. The supporters of CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land booed when Atlético Zelaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Playo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Filinto Ferro came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Filinto Ferro couldn't finish the play. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonzo Sal in the 10th minute of play. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Sal, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Gustavo Brás hit a great ball. A hard shot by Alonzo Sal from long distance, 17 minutes into the match, got Duarte Duarte's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rui Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Duarte in the 18th minute of play. Rui Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulisses Duarte in the 21st minute of play forced Atlético Zelaya's goalkeeper Rui Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Vegetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Golo Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Santos was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Rui Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Milian, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Golo Duarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 29 minutes of play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Pablo Vegetti made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rui Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rui Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulisses Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Victoriano Milian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rui Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Sal in the 36th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Jacobo Abechuco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Golo Duarte in the 43rd minute of play forced Atlético Zelaya's goalkeeper Rui Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacobo Abechuco to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Atlético Zelaya's goal looked a bit too open when Golo Duarte came free, but Rui Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Sal in the 54th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Atlético Zelaya defense, Ulisses Duarte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Santos. The Atlético Zelaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Santos should have stopped the shot. Rui Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Milian, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Golo Duarte who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Rui Santos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Golo Duarte got free with Rui Santos in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Rodolfo Lencastre was substituted for Pablo Vegetti. After 69 minutes Atlético Zelaya's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filinto Ferro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Aquiles Duarte got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rui Santos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rui Santos made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Golo Duarte sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 77 in the game by Golo Duarte from a close distance when the talented Rui Santos managed to make a qualified save. Atlético Zelaya's players were relieved. With his leg Rui Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Golo Duarte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Golo Duarte in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rui Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ladislao Gombal kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Zelaya's zone, Golo Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui Santos came out of the goal and Golo Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rui Santos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulisses Duarte in the 91st minute. Golo Duarte who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Rui Santos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, Atlético Zelaya's Rui Santos got control of the ball when Golo Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Atlético Zelaya fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land were clearly better and deserved to take the win.