Official Cup

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jeremias Mark made the kick off which started today's match. Talenti Roma Calcio's Christophe Rau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 2nd minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christophe Rau having to make a save. Christophe Rau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Christophe Rau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Rau came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Mark in the 16th minute of play. Christophe Rau made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Xu Sha sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Felice Scurti in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Nacional's Mendiko Bueres. In the 28th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Rau came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christophe Rau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 34th minute of the match. Talenti Roma Calcio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Grabiel Escorcia scored to the left of an out of position Christophe Rau, making the score, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christophe Rau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Xu Sha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christophe Rau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. Talenti Roma Calcio's Aurelio Piretti got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Buğrahan Vecih ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juaneizu Merida was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 82 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Christophe Rau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Rau came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grabiel Escorcia scored 3-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christophe Rau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nacional were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Talenti Roma Calcio's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xu Sha took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Luciano Inverso heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Christophe Rau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 94th minute of the match. Nacional were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Talenti Roma Calcio for a fine match.