Official Cup

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Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Maftei started the match with the kick off. Martinez Cines hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Ramiréz got free with Aguinaga Nebot in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Ramiréz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 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. Thibaut Vandamme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 14th minute of the match. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot got control of the ball when Alvaro Ramiréz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 26th minute of play. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Esmeraldas S.C. from getting a goal against them. Yan Zhou Xuan hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martinez Cines in the 37th 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 Martinez Cines in the 40th minute of play. Alvaro Ramiréz struck a weak shot in the 42nd 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. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juli Alvarez to make the kick off. A collision led to Esmeraldas S.C. getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Yan Zhou Xuan hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juli Alvarez came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's attentive James Bom managed to snatch the ball when Yan Zhou Xuan made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. Juli Alvarez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aguinaga Nebot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Esmeraldas S.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dieter Denys was slow to take the kick. During this time Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's players had a chance to rest. 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. The supporters of Esmeraldas S.C. booed when Berenjenas de Punto Fijo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Miliano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 minutes of play, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Behram Vacit made it 1-0 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! Esmeraldas S.C. made a substitution. Simon Caicedo replaced Pinto Cubria. Daniel Castillos short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Thibaut Vandamme to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Juli Alvarez might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aguinaga Nebot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juli Alvarez ran back to his position shaking his head. Thibaut Vandamme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willy Reynolds in the 78th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Castillo. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's attentive Behram Vacit managed to snatch the ball when Yan Zhou Xuan made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. Juli Alvarez might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aguinaga Nebot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juli Alvarez ran back to his position shaking his head. Aguinaga Nebot didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Juli Alvarez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 93 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juli Alvarez came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo could leave the field as winners, despite Esmeraldas S.C. having more of the ball for most of the match.