Official Cup

Hortaleza
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Alas de Júpiter's Flávio Baião started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th match minute, HORTALEZA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charlie Tio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolino Albizua in the 8th minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Víctor Cartagena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Macia having to interfere. Feijo Zárate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio Baião in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zadornin Bajo in the 28th minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Baião in the 29th minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolino Albizua in the 33rd minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zadornin Bajo in the 34th minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desiderio Macia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liberto Jofre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Iñigo Turienzo fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alas de Júpiter's protests and gave Iñigo Turienzo a yellow card for diving instead. Iñigo Turienzo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When HORTALEZA FC's Liberto Jofre in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alas de Júpiter's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute of the match, Liberto Jofre tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Desiderio Macia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 42 minutes into the match, HORTALEZA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alifonso Gasso came free, but Feijo Zárate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Zadornin Bajo 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Liberto Jofre to make the kick off. The supporters of Alas de Júpiter booed when HORTALEZA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhang Ang Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alifonso Gasso in the 55th minute of play forced HORTALEZA FC's goalkeeper Feijo Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Alas de Júpiter getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Michael Ballack hit a great ball. In the 61st minute HORTALEZA FC were awarded a corner. Glauke Mihas went to the cornerflag to take it. Glauke Mihas made a great header on HORTALEZA FC's corner, it was just that Alas de Júpiter's Desiderio Macia managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66thth minute of the game Liberto Jofre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alas de Júpiter's Desiderio Macia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Desiderio Macia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liberto Jofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alas de Júpiter's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Glauke Mihas was slow to take the kick. During this time HORTALEZA FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Víctor Cartagena almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alas de Júpiter's Desiderio Macia did a great save. In the 76th minute Alifonso Gasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feijo Zárate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Macerio Zaplana kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Flávio Baião who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HORTALEZA FC's Feijo Zárate was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Feijo Zárate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alifonso Gasso in the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alas de Júpiter's zone, Zhang Ang Zhen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Macia came out of the goal and Zhang Ang Zhen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michael Ballack hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Desiderio Macia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhang Ang Zhen in the 93rd minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.