Official Cup

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmund Vaik started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute Elmer Lozano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Zacharzewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Vaik in the 13th minute of the match. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Vaik in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Jon Autran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halcon Sport 69's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LinuX F.C. the free kick. After 18 played minutes Halcon Sport 69 got a freekick which was hit by Jon Autran. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maureo Magdalena in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, Halcon Sport 69's Zachary Zacharzewski got control of the ball when Nicolas Morales tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Frank Soto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LinuX F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maureo Magdalena, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Zachary Zacharzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Soto, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of LinuX F.C. booed when Halcon Sport 69 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baumer Ayllon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Soto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zachary Zacharzewski firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 48th minute, LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Minor Godinez made a kick off. Sidro Fresnedo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Halcon Sport 69! After a defensive mix-up in Halcon Sport 69's zone, Minor Godinez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Zacharzewski came out of the goal and Minor Godinez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zachary Zacharzewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minor Godinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Lozano in the 66th minute of play forced Halcon Sport 69's goalkeeper Zachary Zacharzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachary Zacharzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmer Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Zachary Zacharzewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmer Lozano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Minor Godinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Zachary Zacharzewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zachary Zacharzewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minor Godinez in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Minor Godinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachary Zacharzewski was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 83rd match minute, Halcon Sport 69 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maureo Magdalena to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Padilla hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. If Jorge Padilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Lozano in the 91st minute of play forced Halcon Sport 69's goalkeeper Zachary Zacharzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Padilla took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zachary Zacharzewski. Zachary Zacharzewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Zachary Zacharzewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elmer Lozano went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Wilmer Guadamuz's late challenge caught a Halcon Sport 69's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilmer Guadamuz helped the player get up and apologised. Wilmer Guadamuz kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.