Official Cup

Nueva España
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Moises Demario made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in The Beatles AC's zone, Kris Chamberlain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Gagriel came out of the goal and Kris Chamberlain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ezequiel Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vacid Nefer in the 14th minute. Jacobo Machado charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobo Machado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes The Beatles AC got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Machado. The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles AC from getting a goal against them. Vacid Nefer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ezequiel Gagriel having to make a save. Ezequiel Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vacid Nefer in the 22nd minute of play. Ezequiel Gagriel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vacid Nefer's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Vacid Nefer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ezequiel Gagriel made a huge save. After having played for 30 minutes, Vacid Nefer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportivo Español's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vacid Nefer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vacid Nefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel got control of the ball when Vacid Nefer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ezequiel Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vacid Nefer in the 36th minute. In the 36th minute Kris Chamberlain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vacid Nefer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ezequiel Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vacid Nefer in the 38th minute. Ezequiel Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kris Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40th play minutes Vacid Nefer shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ezequiel Gagriel and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 47th minute, Kris Chamberlain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vacid Nefer in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Gagriel saved The Beatles AC from getting behind. Ezequiel Gagriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vacid Nefer in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vacid Nefer in the 55th minute of play forced The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vacid Nefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ezequiel Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vacid Nefer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vacid Nefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vacid Nefer might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Gagriel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vacid Nefer ran back to his position shaking his head. Ezequiel Gagriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vacid Nefer, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vacid Nefer in the 61st minute of play forced The Beatles AC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vacid Nefer in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Gagriel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vacid Nefer in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ezequiel Gagriel saved The Beatles AC from getting behind. Vacid Nefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71stth minute of the game Vacid Nefer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ezequiel Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kris Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vacid Nefer in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vacid Nefer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Gagriel was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Club Deportivo Español were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after The Beatles AC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joaquin Hug took the corner. The corner ended in Joaquin Hug almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel did a great save. Ezequiel Gagriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vacid Nefer in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Vacid Nefer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Beatles AC's Ezequiel Gagriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Vacid Nefer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ezequiel Gagriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vacid Nefer, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute, Vacid Nefer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Deportivo Español fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ezequiel Gagriel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vacid Nefer's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Deportivo Español had won after a very even match.