Official Cup

Ricart FC
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victorino Sandalio kicked off to start the match. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidro Gines, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Doron Bantz made a great header on Ricart Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that Errecaborda AFC's Edmond Verdun managed to reach the ball for a save. Manuel Theobald hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Edmond Verdun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Ramalho in the 13th minute of play. Andres Ekhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Rameriz in the 14th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Prospero Jerardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Abel Ramalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmond Verdun. Errecaborda AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Ramalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Errecaborda AFC booed when Ricart Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vlad Geamănu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Rubens Neves hit a great ball. Andres Ekhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Ado in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Victorino Sandalio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Errecaborda AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 35th minute, Abel Ramalho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edmond Verdun. The goal made the score 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ramalho in the 38th minute of play forced Errecaborda AFC's goalkeeper Edmond Verdun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmond Verdun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Ramalho in the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ramalho in the 41st minute of play forced Errecaborda AFC's goalkeeper Edmond Verdun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmond Verdun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Ramalho in the 43rd minute. Ricart Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Doron Bantz in the 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, Ricart Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doron Bantz to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Ricart Futebol Clube made a substitution. Eusebio Hori replaced Abel Ramalho. Mauro Rameriz made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ricart Futebol Clube's Geovânio Gerber. Edmond Verdun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Hori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Vlad Geamănu got a free kick in the 60th minute. Geovânio Gerber hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Sandalio in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Gines came free, but Andres Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Sandalio in the 72nd minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when Errecaborda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Silviano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Errecaborda AFC's zone, Eusebio Hori stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmond Verdun came out of the goal and Eusebio Hori tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Errecaborda AFC's Edmond Verdun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Hori in the 77th minute of play. Edmond Verdun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Hori in the 79th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Errecaborda AFC's Clemente Silviano got a free kick in the 80th minute. Errecaborda AFC made a substitution. Hipolito Neron replaced Miguel Savion. In the 81st minute, Clemente Silviano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusebio Hori took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edmond Verdun. Edmond Verdun dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Emanuel Olisadebe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edmond Verdun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Ricart Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Mauro Rameriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andres Ekhi was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Pastor Ado's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andres Ekhi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Errecaborda AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.