Official Cup

Estadi de Mestalla
Spectators: 501 (Terracing: 377, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henry Roos made the kick off which started today's match. 15 minutes into the match, Deportivo Kadorna's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Roos came free, but Gianluca Pagliuca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Densill 杨天剑 in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Janich Sodborg saved Orxata I Fartons from getting behind. Deportivo Kadorna's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Densill 杨天剑 in the 22nd minute. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Kadorna's corner Bryan Hodgson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Janich Sodborg quite easily take care of the ball. Gianluca Pagliuca made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Henry Roos sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Roos in the 29th minute of play forced Deportivo Kadorna's goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluca Pagliuca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Roos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Janich Sodborg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Jing Liang in the 33rd minute of the match. Henry Roos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gianluca Pagliuca having to make a save. 34 minutes into the match, Deportivo Kadorna's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Roos came free, but Gianluca Pagliuca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deportivo Kadorna's Gianluca Pagliuca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Roos in the 37th minute of play. Janich Sodborg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Tiadoro in the 43rd minute of play. After 46 played minutes, Deportivo Kadorna's Densill 杨天剑 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Janich Sodborg 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 Deportivo Kadorna reached it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

54 minutes into the match, Orxata I Fartons's goal looked a bit too open when Densill 杨天剑 came free, but Janich Sodborg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Roos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gianluca Pagliuca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Janich Sodborg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Tiadoro in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Orxata I Fartons's Angelo Sacchi got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melchor Tome got free with Janich Sodborg in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orxata I Fartons's Donatello Estrada was substituted for Everardo Eguntsenti. Deportivo Kadorna made a substitution. Carl Beck replaced Norberto Tiadoro. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Kadorna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Romeo Pio was slow to take the kick. During this time Orxata I Fartons's players had a chance to rest. 78 minutes into the game, Orxata I Fartons's Zarando Manrique nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluca Pagliuca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Densill 杨天剑 took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Janich Sodborg to make any attempt to save it. In the 84th play minute Densill 杨天剑 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Janich Sodborg. 2-2. Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarando Manrique in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Orxata I Fartons were awarded a corner. Romeo Pio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Romeo Pio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Deportivo Kadorna's Gianluca Pagliuca did a great save. Zarando Manrique's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gianluca Pagliuca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Orxata I Fartons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Pio to maneuver through the defense. Neither Orxata I Fartons or Deportivo Kadorna succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. Orxata I Fartons's Zarando Manrique started the play with his kick off. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zarando Manrique, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. René Alabern charged in rather forcefully in the 103rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed René Alabern the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. René Alabern hit a great freekick 104 minutes into the match. Janich Sodborg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Long Jing Liang in the 107th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 112 minutes, Zarando Manrique took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Gianluca Pagliuca to make any attempt to save it. For all the effort they put into the match, the Deportivo Kadorna players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Orxata I Fartons.