Official Cup

Folke Anderson
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Alvaro Ramiréz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With his leg Thibaut Vandamme managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Esmeraldas S.C.'s Martinez Cines fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 5 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Ramiréz came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute of the match Berenjenas de Punto Fijo got a corner. Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dieter Denys ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Ramiréz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aguinaga Nebot was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Aguinaga Nebot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alvaro Ramiréz went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alvaro Ramiréz struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Aguinaga Nebot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berenjenas de Punto Fijo. Alvaro Ramiréz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aguinaga Nebot having to make a save. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 19th minute of play. Thibaut Vandamme made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Damian Maftei sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Willy Reynolds ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaut Vandamme was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Martinez Cines could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Thibaut Vandamme however easily saved by the left post. Alvaro Ramiréz scored 1-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aguinaga Nebot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Alvaro Ramiréz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aguinaga Nebot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Dieter Denys got a free kick in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Maftei in the 47th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Thibaut Vandamme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Maftei in the 51st minute of play. When Esmeraldas S.C.'s Willy Reynolds in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 53rd minute Esmeraldas S.C. were awarded a corner. Stefanos Terzopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. Thibaut Vandamme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Zdzislaw Rakowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Zdzislaw Rakowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thibaut Vandamme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willy Reynolds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willy Reynolds in the 62nd minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Damian Maftei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Vandamme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Simon Caicedo was substituted for Pinto Cubria. Yan Zhou Xuan made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Willy Reynolds immediately put the ball in play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Maftei in the 71st minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaut Vandamme saved Berenjenas de Punto Fijo from getting behind. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Thibaut Vandamme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Maftei in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute Berenjenas de Punto Fijo were awarded a corner. Dieter Denys went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's corner Dieter Denys fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aguinaga Nebot quite easily take care of the ball. After 84 minutes of play, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Juli Alvarez made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aguinaga Nebot was left in no man's land by his defense there! With 89 minutes on the clock, James Bom commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Esmeraldas S.C.. Stefanos Terzopoulos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thibaut Vandamme. 2-3. 95 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Stefanos Terzopoulos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Castillo in the 97th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Berenjenas de Punto Fijo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.