Prized/Friendly Cup

Pucará de Tilcara
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pepe Sand started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin got control of the ball when Dario Artizar tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Sand in the 7th minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Guido Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Luna in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Pucará getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jonas Maurin hit a great ball. After 21 played minutes, • El Croacia fobal club •'s Roberto Avellaneda shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lautaro Morales came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in • El Croacia fobal club • reached it. 26 minutes into the match, Pucará's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Luna came free, but Lautaro Morales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Sand in the 27th minute of play. Lautaro Morales came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by • El Croacia fobal club •'s Carlos Luna. But to his dismay, Carlos Luna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Pepe Sand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Carlos Luna notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Pucará's Lautaro Morales. Lautaro Morales was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roberto Avellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Luna to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Luna got free with Lautaro Morales in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guido Quintin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Belmonte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute of the match • El Croacia fobal club • got a corner. Pucará's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Avellaneda ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Pucará's Lautaro Morales got control of the ball when Carlos Luna tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Emanuel Mitxaut managed to get in a good position for a shot. • El Croacia fobal club •'s supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Mitxaut was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Morales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pucará's Benedicto Caitano was substituted for Bernabe Olivar. Pucará's Franco Orozco was substituted for Pepe Sand. • El Croacia fobal club • were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Pucará's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto Avellaneda took the corner. The corner led • El Croacia fobal club •'s Roberto Avellaneda to fire away a dangerous shot which Lautaro Morales despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jano Andrade in the 75th minute of play forced Pucará's goalkeeper Lautaro Morales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Timoteo Martxot in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by • El Croacia fobal club •'s Roberto Avellaneda. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Jano Andrade took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Lautaro Morales to make any attempt to save it. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pucará's goalkeeper Lautaro Morales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute Jano Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Morales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. • El Croacia fobal club • had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.