Official Cup

EL GIGANTE
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albano Cordeal kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, CA Trapito's Teofilo Faro got control of the ball when Albano Cordeal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miraflores's goalkeeper Gianluigi Núñez Herrera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. CA Trapito's Teofilo Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Mazuste in the 5th minute of play. When Roberto Astudillo came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the CA Trapito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roberto Astudillo couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miraflores's goalkeeper Gianluigi Núñez Herrera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Angelo Giraldo kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huib Haar in the 19th minute of the match. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roberto Astudillo went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Astudillo in the 35th minute of play forced Miraflores's goalkeeper Gianluigi Núñez Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Miraflores's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nejat Alp Köker was slow to take the kick. During this time CA Trapito's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Diogo Pereira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Miraflores's Gianluigi Núñez Herrera did a great save. 45 minutes into the match, Miraflores's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Raposo came free, but Gianluigi Núñez Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roberto Astudillo to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Cordeal in the 54th minute of play forced CA Trapito's goalkeeper Teofilo Faro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roberto Astudillo in the 55th minute. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Miraflores's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nejat Alp Köker was slow to take the kick. During this time CA Trapito's players had a chance to rest. 58 minutes into the match, Miraflores's Benjamin Mazuste sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Faro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Miraflores's zone, Roberto Astudillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera came out of the goal and Roberto Astudillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CA Trapito made a substitution. Gaspar Benat replaced Baldomero Salvator. A collision led to Miraflores getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Brother Cavia hit a great ball. Teofilo Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Mazuste in the 71st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bento Raposo during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miraflores made a substitution. Romulo Ponciano replaced José Pedro Freitas. After a rather tough play, CA Trapito's Bento Raposo got a free kick in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Romulo Ponciano notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of CA Trapito's Teofilo Faro. Teofilo Faro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 82nd minute Vanyo Uzunski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Faro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Miraflores's Romulo Ponciano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teofilo Faro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 92nd minute, Huib Haar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CA Trapito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The Miraflores supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CA Trapito's performance. The match ended with a win for CA Trapito.