Official Cup

ManagerZone Predio
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexandros Peropoulos started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Alexandros Peropoulos put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paolo Pereyra. Mauro Che made in the 7th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Natalio Jacob immediately put the ball in play. Alexandros Peropoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Alexandros Peropoulos notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra. Paolo Pereyra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felix Frasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Steve Hyuga's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Paolo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Peropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 24th minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steve Hyuga received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Felix Frasco came out and tried to block the shot, but Steve Hyuga slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 27th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Peropoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paolo Pereyra was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Felix Frasco made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Amancio Ricart sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paolo Pereyra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Steve Hyuga took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Felix Frasco to make any attempt to save it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Steve Hyuga to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Eloy Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Frasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barrialito AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evaristo Vasco was slow to take the kick. During this time ManagerZone Academy's players had a chance to rest. Felix Frasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Hyuga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barrialito AFC's Fahhad Al Herz was substituted for Cecilio Rosio. After 65 minutes ManagerZone Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Eleazar who took care of the corner kick. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Academy from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute Steve Hyuga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Frasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Leon Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ManagerZone Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. A hard shot by Jaime Eleazar from long distance, 83 minutes into the match, got Paolo Pereyra's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Witkowski in the 87th minute of play. Fahhad Al Herz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paolo Pereyra came out and tried to block the shot, but Fahhad Al Herz slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 91st minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.