Prized/Friendly Cup

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pablo Sayvion took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Valentin Barco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ψ virgen Ψ's goalie prevented a goal. Nicolás Valentini scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dalmacio Manuelo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dalmacio Manuelo came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini. But to his dismay, Nicolás Valentini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 23rd minute, Nicolás Valentini got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dalmacio Manuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Nicolás Valentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Manuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolás Valentini in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalmacio Manuelo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 38th play minutes Nicolás Valentini shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Dalmacio Manuelo and just under the crossbar into goal. Dalmacio Manuelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half La Candela FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolás Valentini to make the kick off. Efrain Gonsalve made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Candela FC's Walter Samuel. Nicolás Valentini had several of the Ψ virgen Ψ's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Dalmacio Manuelo as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 58th minute Nicolás Valentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Manuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Nicolás Valentini got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 62 minutes into the game, Nicolás Valentini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Dalmacio Manuelo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La Candela FC made a substitution. Claudio Marangoni replaced Cristian Medina. 67 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Dalmacio Manuelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walter Samuel. If Rubén-Darío Feldmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dalmacio Manuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 71st minute of play. Claudio Garikoitz hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A collision led to Ψ virgen Ψ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Placido Ignado hit a great ball. Ψ virgen Ψ's Dalmacio Manuelo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Ψ virgen Ψ from getting a goal against them. Dalmacio Manuelo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rubén-Darío Feldmann showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 76 minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Dalmacio Manuelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolás Valentini. Dalmacio Manuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 87th minute of play. Dalmacio Manuelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Valentini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Candela FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.