Official Cup

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Bakker kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Silvio Rainerio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaetano Mathieu was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Silvio Rainerio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gaetano Mathieu. Gaetano Mathieu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Bruno Moneda in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Resistencia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th minute Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were awarded a corner. Adrio Sobrido went to the cornerflag to take it. Freddy Sabin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tristan Franquis having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Resistencia's zone, Bruno Moneda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaetano Mathieu came out of the goal and Bruno Moneda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaetano Mathieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Moneda in the 22nd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Hugo Bakker made a precise shot to the right of Tristan Franquis. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Sabin in the 31st minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara defense, Freddy Sabin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tristan Franquis. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tristan Franquis should have stopped the shot. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Bakker in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Moneda came free, but Gaetano Mathieu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Sabin in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Bruno Moneda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaetano Mathieu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Resistencia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Bruno Moneda scored to the left of an out of position Gaetano Mathieu, making the score, 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvio Rainerio got free with Gaetano Mathieu in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruno Moneda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Gaetano Mathieu made a huge save. Gaetano Mathieu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Moneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruno Moneda was the one to do the kick off. Gaetano Mathieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Moneda in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bruno Moneda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaetano Mathieu was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Mümtaz Teren was substituted for Bruno Moneda. The supporters of Resistencia booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amar Bouziane didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hugo Bakker came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Resistencia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hugo Bakker couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute of the match, Jacek Dudzik got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tristan Franquis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Mümtaz Teren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaetano Mathieu was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 82nd minute of the match Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a corner. Resistencia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Braulio Castulo ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Sabin in the 85th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaetano Mathieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mümtaz Teren in the 86th minute of the match. Gaetano Mathieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvio Rainerio in the 92nd minute of play. Amar Bouziane charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amar Bouziane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 98th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amar Bouziane to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.