Official Cup

José María Blanco
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentas Kukštas started the match with the kick off. Martín Herrera came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Wolverine A.C.【LBF】's Dariusz Nikodemski. But to his dismay, Dariusz Nikodemski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Martín Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dariusz Nikodemski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martín Herrera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dariusz Nikodemski's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Tres Lomas FC's Martín Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Nikodemski in the 10th minute of play. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Dariusz Nikodemski sped through Tres Lomas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Martín Herrera. Dariusz Nikodemski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martín Herrera having to make a save. Martín Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dariusz Nikodemski, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Dariusz Nikodemski took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martín Herrera. Martín Herrera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Valentas Kukštas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Bernabe Benat made a huge save. Dariusz Nikodemski scored 0-4 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martín Herrera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martín Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Alfaro Moreno in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Beto Alfaro Moreno made a precise shot to the right of Martín Herrera. Tres Lomas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Smeby during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Martin Smeby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes, Wolverine A.C.【LBF】's Froilan Mendiko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Martín Herrera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Wolverine A.C.【LBF】 reached it. Dariusz Nikodemski scored 0-7 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martín Herrera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Dariusz Nikodemski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martín Herrera was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Alfaro Moreno in the 43rd minute of play forced Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tres Lomas FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Froilan Mendiko was slow to take the kick. During this time Wolverine A.C.【LBF】's players had a chance to rest. In the 47th minute Dariusz Nikodemski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martín Herrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Wolverine A.C.【LBF】 were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Beto Alfaro Moreno to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Dariusz Nikodemski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Martín Herrera, 0-8. Dariusz Nikodemski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martín Herrera having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Nikodemski in the 61st minute of play forced Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes of play, Wolverine A.C.【LBF】's Froilan Mendiko made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martín Herrera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67thth minute of the game Dariusz Nikodemski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tres Lomas FC's Martín Herrera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Tres Lomas FC's Martín Herrera got control of the ball when Beto Alfaro Moreno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martín Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dariusz Nikodemski, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Martín Herrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beto Alfaro Moreno in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute, Pierres Alborza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the game, Dariusz Nikodemski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Martín Herrera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Martín Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Nikodemski in the 79th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Tres Lomas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dariusz Nikodemski came free, but Martín Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dariusz Nikodemski might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martín Herrera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dariusz Nikodemski ran back to his position shaking his head. Martín Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dariusz Nikodemski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierres Alborza hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Dariusz Nikodemski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martín Herrera was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 89 played minutes Wolverine A.C.【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Mendiko. A collision led to Wolverine A.C.【LBF】 getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Emanuel Ståhlberg hit a great ball. Martín Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Nikodemski in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Wolverine A.C.【LBF】 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tres Lomas FC throughout the match.