Official Cup

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when M. Agus Young got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Taaniel Hill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brown Puerto Madryn's attentive Aurelio Blanco managed to snatch the ball when Kong Chang Zheng made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. A collision led to Brown Puerto Madryn getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Rodrigo De Paul hit a great ball. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taaniel Hill in the 18th minute of play. Taaniel Hill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Kong Chang Zheng in the 21st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brown Puerto Madryn's Aurelio Blanco. Santiago Nataniel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of M. Agus Young's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers M. Agus Young in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Nataniel saved Brown Puerto Madryn from getting behind. Santa Lucia de Merlo's attentive Carlos Cubero managed to snatch the ball when Aurelio Blanco made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pál Dömötör in the 26th minute of play. Santiago Nataniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from M. Agus Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Kong Chang Zheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, M. Agus Young managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Lucia de Merlo's supporters rose to their feet, but M. Agus Young was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Nataniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Lucia de Merlo's zone, Taaniel Hill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norberto Tino came out of the goal and Taaniel Hill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's goal looked a bit too open when M. Agus Young came free, but Santiago Nataniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taaniel Hill in the 70th minute of play. Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by M. Agus Young in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute M. Agus Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Nataniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Levan Poggenborg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brown Puerto Madryn's Ladislao Salvidor was substituted for Taaniel Hill. The throw-in from Gerard Pique in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Santa Lucia de Merlo's Pascal Som. Santiago Nataniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Polo Quinteros in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute Santa Lucia de Merlo were awarded a corner. Levan Poggenborg went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Santa Lucia de Merlo's corner Levan Poggenborg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santiago Nataniel quite easily take care of the ball. With his leg Norberto Tino managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Brown Puerto Madryn's Ladislao Salvidor fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Brown Puerto Madryn players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santa Lucia de Merlo.