Prized/Friendly Cup

El Morro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betinho Arce started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Ramos in the 7th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper José Ignacio Bozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madeo Aboitiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Chico Fernandez made a huge save. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Compugraf's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leopoldo Lattanzi was slow to take the kick. During this time Navalito's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Navalito's corner Leopoldo Lattanzi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chico Fernandez quite easily take care of the ball. Chico Fernandez acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Leopoldo Lattanzi. Chico Fernandez made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Madeo Aboitiz sent off a good shot on target. Kiko Travassos kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Chico Fernandez made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Madeo Aboitiz sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Compugraf's goalkeeper Chico Fernandez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliusz Wisniewski. After 25 minutes Compugraf's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leopoldo Lattanzi who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 27 minutes, Salbatore Eslava managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navalito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salbatore Eslava was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Compugraf's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Canto came free, but Chico Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madeo Aboitiz charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Madeo Aboitiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, Navalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madeo Aboitiz to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Canto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Fernandez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Pedro Luiz Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leopoldo Lattanzi made in the 47th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Normando Marshall immediately put the ball in play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonzalo Canto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Navalito's Madeo Aboitiz got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Compugraf's Chico Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madeo Aboitiz in the 52nd minute of play. Normando Marshall took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chico Fernandez. Compugraf's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Madeo Aboitiz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Fernandez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Jose Miguel Carrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chico Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Madeo Aboitiz's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After 72 minutes Compugraf's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leopoldo Lattanzi who took care of the corner kick. Madeo Aboitiz made a great header on Navalito's corner, it was just that Compugraf's Chico Fernandez managed to reach the ball for a save. Compugraf's Chico Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Canto in the 75th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Leopoldo Lattanzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Navalito and the Compugraf players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Navalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Lattanzi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madeo Aboitiz in the 85th minute of play forced Compugraf's goalkeeper Chico Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Madeo Aboitiz made a precise shot to the right of Chico Fernandez. Compugraf's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Navalito walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.