Official Cup

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Guerra got the match started through his kick off. Januário Rangel made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Constantino Bertol sent off a good shot on target. Arnoldo Kismi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MEXACOMX's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joaquin Sedillo in the 11th minute. The corner ended in Joaquin Sedillo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi did a great save. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C. A. Atlanta! In the 16th minute Ricardo Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Kismi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Guerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnoldo Kismi having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 19th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Ricardo Guerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MEXACOMX fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 26 minutes into the match, MEXACOMX's Ricardo Guerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Kismi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Liang Mo in the 27th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wu Liang Mo scored 0-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Kismi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Atlanta's zone, Wu Liang Mo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Kismi came out of the goal and Wu Liang Mo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ricardo Guerra scored 0-4 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Kismi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Constantino Bertol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. A. Atlanta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MEXACOMX the free kick. In the 43rd minute, Constantino Bertol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Artizar hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Constantino Bertol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cleto Ferran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Januário Rangel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes in the game, Ricardo Guerra fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arnoldo Kismi having to interfere. Arnoldo Kismi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, C. A. Atlanta's Apolo Artizar got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Wu Liang Mo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apolo Artizar charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apolo Artizar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, C. A. Atlanta's Apolo Artizar got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ricardo Guerras short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Arnoldo Kismi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricardo Guerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnoldo Kismi having to make a save. MEXACOMX's Wu Liang Mo got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnoldo Kismi came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by MEXACOMX's Ricardo Guerra. But to his dismay, Ricardo Guerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Ricardo Guerra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arnoldo Kismi. That made the score 0-6 in the 81 minute of play. Ricardo Guerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Kismi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Guerra ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th minute of the match, Ricardo Guerra got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arnoldo Kismi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arnoldo Kismi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Liang Mo in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute MEXACOMX were awarded a corner. Joaquin Sedillo went to the cornerflag to take it. Ricardo Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Guerra in the 93rd minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iker Dolfos during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, C. A. Atlanta's Iker Dolfos got a free kick in the 94th minute.