Official Cup

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Minor Godinez kicked off to start the match. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gianfranco Saron in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianfranco Saron in the 9th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was a well-played corner which Ted Oso managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 14th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berny Parra to maneuver through the defense. Gianfranco Saron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Bernardo Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gianfranco Saron scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Arias, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Minor Godinez in the 22nd minute of play forced Valle Saron's goalkeeper Emiliano Saron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Saron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmer Lozano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Gianfranco Saron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valle Saron fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Emiliano Saron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minor Godinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Valle Saron's Gianfranco Saron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Arias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. With a little luck, Valle Saron's Emiliano Saron got control of the ball when Frank Soto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gianfranco Saron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Arias was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. When Valle Saron's Gianfranco Saron in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LinuX F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Valle Saron's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Niceto Arixo in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, LinuX F.C.'s Nicolas Morales got a free kick in the 41st minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gianfranco Saron made a kick off. Gianfranco Saron might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernardo Arias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gianfranco Saron ran back to his position shaking his head. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save LinuX F.C. from getting a goal against them. If Gianfranco Saron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Arias made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Gianfranco Saron sent off a good shot on target. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianfranco Saron, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Valle Saron made a substitution. Arí Saron replaced Gianfranco Saron. A collision led to LinuX F.C. getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Pepe Sibaja hit a great ball. Emiliano Saron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 72nd minute of play. LinuX F.C.'s Jorge Padilla was substituted for Frank Soto. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Pepe Sibaja with Jorge Padilla as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 81 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arí Saron. After 84 minutes LinuX F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Niceto Arixo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Niceto Arixo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias did a great save. 86 minutes into the match, Valle Saron's Arí Saron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Arias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Arí Saron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Arias made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Arí Saron sent off a good shot on target. Valle Saron's attack was well implemented in the 92nd minute, but when Arí Saron was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After 95 played minutes Valle Saron got a freekick which was hit by Brian Chaverri. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Valle Saron had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.