Official Cup

Estádio Salgadao
Spectators: 456 (Terracing: 342, Seating: 105, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rigoberto Argider took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Serafin Bernal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Macaneață. 9 minutes into the match, Rigoberto Argider had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matt Ryan. F.Salgado F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rigoberto Argider was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a little luck, Talleres de Escalada's Serafin Bernal got control of the ball when Robert Macaneață tried to sneak it across the goal line. Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Dziewulski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Bernal came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by F.Salgado F.C.'s Teodoro Moreno. But to his dismay, Teodoro Moreno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. With a little luck, Talleres de Escalada's Serafin Bernal got control of the ball when Teodoro Moreno tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute Robert Macaneață shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matt Ryan went to the wrong direction when Rigoberto Argider was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After some careless play in the F.Salgado F.C. defense, Rigoberto Argider kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matt Ryan. The F.Salgado F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matt Ryan should have stopped the shot. After 46 minutes, Verner Nordin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres de Escalada and the F.Salgado F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teodoro Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Bernal having to interfere. After the first half Talleres de Escalada were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Teodoro Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Macaneață, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matt Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Argider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Bernal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Aílton Freire made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dawid Dziewulski immediately put the ball in play. Matt Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Argider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Argider might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matt Ryan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rigoberto Argider ran back to his position shaking his head. Matt Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Argider in the 69th minute of play. After 72 minutes, Rigoberto Argider mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres de Escalada and the F.Salgado F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rigoberto Argider hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Marek Tomporowski fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.Salgado F.C.'s protests and gave Marek Tomporowski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to F.Salgado F.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marek Tomporowski hit a great ball. F.Salgado F.C.'s Matt Ryan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Argider in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Teodoro Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes of play Talleres de Escalada's Rigoberto Argider was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Rigoberto Argider kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, F.Salgado F.C.'s Robert Macaneață tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute Robert Macaneață shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The Talleres de Escalada players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.