Official Cup

Carlos Iturralde
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Domingo Abella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cornelio Bermudo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Opilano in the 3rd minute of the match. La Cantera Mexicana's Cornelio Bermudo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tião Alcântara in the 5th minute of play. Domingo Abella struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Alejandro Gavilanes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cantera Mexicana. Cornelio Bermudo made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Benicio Loiola sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the game, Apolo Opilano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cornelio Bermudo. Apolo Opilano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Domingo Abella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Gavilanes having to interfere. In the 27th minute Benicio Loiola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Bermudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Yucatan F.C.'s Apolo Opilano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cornelio Bermudo. That made the score 2-0 after 28 minutes of play. After 31 minutes of play, Yucatan F.C.'s Tião Alcântara made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cornelio Bermudo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cornelio Bermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tião Alcântara in the 34th minute of play. Cornelio Bermudo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 35th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Apolo Opilano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Cornelio Bermudo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tião Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Cornelio Bermudo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Opilano in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião Alcântara in the 54th minute of play forced La Cantera Mexicana's goalkeeper Cornelio Bermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tião Alcântara took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cornelio Bermudo. Cornelio Bermudo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angel Matai in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cornelio Bermudo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 64 minutes into the match, Tião Alcântara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Bermudo. La Cantera Mexicana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tião Alcântara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benicio Loiola in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cornelio Bermudo saved La Cantera Mexicana from getting behind. Cornelio Bermudo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apolo Opilano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Benicio Loiola made a precise shot to the right of Cornelio Bermudo. La Cantera Mexicana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Mateo Lazcano hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Apolo Opilano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Bermudo. La Cantera Mexicana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apolo Opilano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. Cornelio Bermudo came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Yucatan F.C.'s Juan Gabriel. But to his dismay, Juan Gabriel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. 88 minutes into the match, Apolo Opilano notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of La Cantera Mexicana's Cornelio Bermudo. Cornelio Bermudo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Yucatan F.C.'s Apolo Opilano in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Cantera Mexicana's goalie prevented a goal. There was no doubt that Yucatan F.C. were the better team. Yucatan F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.