Official Cup

Salar de Uyuni
Spectators: 463 (Terracing: 348, Seating: 106, VIP seats: 9) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Abadia made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Império's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frantxizko Abad was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Dulces de Uyuni's players had a chance to rest. Los Dulces de Uyuni's Frantxizko Abad was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luís Paulo Garcia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Abadia in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Garcia saved Império from getting behind. Jorge Abadia let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 13th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. In the 15th match minute, Los Dulces de Uyuni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidoro Abarca to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Ediberto Pontes 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. 21 minutes into the match, Império's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Amaya. The audience was convinced that Jorge Abadia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Paulo Garcia was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Ediberto Pontes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Jorge Abadia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luís Paulo Garcia. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. Luís Paulo Garcia was a little too slow when Jorge Abadia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 35th minute, Ediberto Pontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Paulo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustacio Amaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Luís Paulo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Abadia in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Nardo Abenda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Paulo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Abadia in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute Júlio Donatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shoto Maathai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ediberto Pontes to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ediberto Pontes during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Jorge Abadia 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. Shoto Maathai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ediberto Pontes in the 59th minute. Distiratsu Abancens hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Luís Paulo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nardo Abenda in the 65th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Império defense, Jorge Abadia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Paulo Garcia. The Império fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Paulo Garcia should have stopped the shot. Eduardo Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Frantxizko Abad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Paulo Garcia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Jorge Abadia notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Império's Luís Paulo Garcia. Luís Paulo Garcia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luís Paulo Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Abadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. A collision led to Império getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Chicão Diniz hit a great ball.