Official Cup

El Viejo Veronica
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Unai Sócrates started the match with the kick off. Unai Sócrates sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Sócrates in the 8th minute of play forced Nueva Lepra FC's goalkeeper Leonardo Tancredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Nueva Lepra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pieterjan Anteunis came free, but Leonardo Tancredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fauna Utd booed when Nueva Lepra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Dominic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo Tancredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieterjan Anteunis in the 14th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's Pieterjan Anteunis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Tancredo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Karel Cromefeldt hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Sócrates in the 32nd minute of play forced Nueva Lepra FC's goalkeeper Leonardo Tancredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Celso Pitin with Eloy Dominic as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Celso Pitin made in the 54th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Esteve Orlo. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Pieterjan Anteunis hit a great ball. Eloy Dominic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Radamel Hendrickx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute of the game Celso Pitin made a throw-in which Esteve Orlo played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Sócrates in the 68th minute of play forced Nueva Lepra FC's goalkeeper Leonardo Tancredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 69th minute of the game was made by Celso Pitin with Esteve Orlo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harry Maguire got free with Leonardo Tancredo in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute Gerson Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radamel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Hibai in the 95th minute of play forced Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Fauna Utd supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Fauna Utd would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.