Official Cup

Nestor C. Kirchner
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Navarro kicked off to start the match. Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito James in the 3rd minute of play. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Bide in the 7th minute of play. In the 13th minute Tracy Shah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 14th minute of play forced Ruquense FC's goalkeeper François-Xavier Dionnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Ruquense FC's Basilio Fernandez. But to his dismay, Basilio Fernandez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Ruquense FC's Silvano Bide got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. François-Xavier Dionnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tracy Shah in the 24th minute of the match. Silvano Bide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaki Conn having to interfere. When Jose Hoyt came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the ForestFire 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 Jose Hoyt couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute Tracy Shah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Tracy Shah 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. 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 2-0.

The supporters of ForestFire booed when Ruquense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilho Tikkanen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luisito James recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tracy Shah, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes Ruquense FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisito James who took care of the corner kick. ForestFire's Luisito James was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 64 minutes into the match, Ruquense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Navarro came free, but François-Xavier Dionnet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. François-Xavier Dionnet made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Cãlin Tâmbalari sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Ruquense FC booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tracy Shah didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Basilio Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ruquense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Basilio Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shaki Conn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tracy Shah to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 82 minutes, Basilio Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ruquense FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Basilio Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the ForestFire defense, Silvano Bide kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shaki Conn. The ForestFire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shaki Conn should have stopped the shot. Shaki Conn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Basilio Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Jose Hoyt got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Ruquense FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ladislao Lehen hit a great ball. Tracy Shah came free with the goalkeeper in the 96th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and François-Xavier Dionnet could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ruquense FC had won after a very even match.