Official Cup

Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Franco Sampler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Oliverio in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mercado Paulista F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernesto Nafarroa was slow to take the kick. During this time ZAFIRO FC's players had a chance to rest. Robbe Snow was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Carlos Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 董希雄, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Franco Sampler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Pero in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 董希雄 in the 20th minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Carlos Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Sampler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Pero, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Rikard Nordin might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Montenegro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rikard Nordin ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlos Montenegro made an important save on a dangerous shot by 董希雄 in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes ZAFIRO FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was La Fuente who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd minute Marco Pero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Sampler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ZAFIRO FC's Ernest Ponta got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 41st match minute, Mercado Paulista F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Marino to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Nafarroa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Franco Sampler. Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 45th minute 董希雄 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marco Pero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. ZAFIRO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ernesto Nafarroa in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Lindberg in the 74th minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Carlos Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Sampler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Pero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Sampler having to interfere. Mercado Paulista F.C made a substitution. Ahmet Hasan Turan replaced Rikard Nordin. Mercado Paulista F.C's Victoriano Escobar was substituted for Ambrosio Ostadar. Carlos Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Lindberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Oliverio in the 86th minute of play forced Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Franco Sampler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wen Song Qian kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Carlos Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Lindberg in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 played minutes ZAFIRO FC got a freekick which was hit by Robbe Snow. 98 minutes into the match, Kent Lindberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Montenegro. ZAFIRO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kent Lindberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. ZAFIRO FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Mercado Paulista F.C had won, even though ZAFIRO FC had held more of the ball.