Official Cup

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manole Cristoiu kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Javiero to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 7th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodolfo Anaya. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. In the 17th minute, Manole Cristoiu made a precise shot to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. Tacheros OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 21 minutes into the game, Manole Cristoiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Rodolfo Anaya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 26th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artzai Tarin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Najarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Artemio Javiero charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artemio Javiero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Javiero to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Manole Cristoiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Anaya was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Artzai Tarin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guaberto Valentine went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Rodolfo Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manole Cristoiu in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodolfo Anaya prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. A collision led to Tacheros OFF getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mariano Tabb hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The wind increased when Christian Najarro made the kick off in the second half. Manole Cristoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodolfo Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 58th minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Javiero to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Najarro. Artzai Tarin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Valentine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 70th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alonzo Laurentzi lost his temper 71 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 71 minutes into the game, one of Tacheros OFF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 73rd minute there was a penalty for Orgullo. Manole Cristoiu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rodolfo Anaya. 5-1. 85 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Dé Monico came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodolfo Anaya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Rodolfo Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 92nd minute of the match. Orgullo's Yan Chuan Yang quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Artemio Javiero, made in the 97th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Orgullo had played much better football throughout.