Official Cup

Ciudad Universitari
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Aquiles Xabat started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zarco Figueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Selatse, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Aquiles Xabat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Leopoldo Lop was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zarco Figueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Selatse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zarco Figueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Fanuco, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Aquiles Xabat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leopoldo Lop. GRINGO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Xabat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Zarco Figueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Polo in the 21st minute of the match. Leopoldo Lop stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aquiles Xabat's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Peñaloza's goalkeeper Zarco Figueira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Xabat in the 26th minute of play forced GRINGO FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Peñaloza were awarded a corner. Eduardo Castro went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Polo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zarco Figueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leopoldo Lop made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Xabat in the 30th minute of play. Aquiles Xabat succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 30th playminute. Peñaloza's Zarco Figueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anier Selatse in the 32nd minute of play. Zarco Figueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Leopoldo Lop came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Peñaloza's Aquiles Xabat. But to his dismay, Aquiles Xabat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Leopoldo Lop showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Oihan in the 41st minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Aquiles Xabat lined in a short shot 6-0 behind a frustrated Leopoldo Lop. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabian Polo made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, GRINGO FC's Anier Selatse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zarco Figueira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. The audience was convinced that Fabian Polo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zarco Figueira was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Peñaloza's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Selatse came free, but Zarco Figueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aquiles Xabat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zarco Figueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Polo in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Oihan in the 68th minute of play forced GRINGO FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, GRINGO FC's Xiao Nan got a free kick in the 70th minute. Peñaloza's Fernando Bertin was substituted for Federico Estavan. A collision led to GRINGO FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Xiao Nan hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erlantz Duran got free with Zarco Figueira in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Peñaloza's Zarco Figueira got control of the ball when Fabian Polo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zarco Figueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabian Polo in the 85th minute. Peñaloza's Zarco Figueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Polo in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute Anier Selatse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zarco Figueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Lop took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Xabat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peñaloza were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of GRINGO FC for a fine match.