Official Cup

9 de Diciembre
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 5th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, T€Tra brick FC's Martin Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartolo Beliran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Martin Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bartolo Beliran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roderik Weygaerts narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 minutes of play, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roderik Weygaerts was left in no man's land by his defense there! Halit Fahri Yalınay made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MARTINETA's Rafal Kaszubowski. In the 19th minute Carlos Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roderik Weygaerts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 20th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Rafal Kaszubowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARTINETA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T€Tra brick FC the free kick. In the 21st minute, Rafal Kaszubowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes, T€Tra brick FC's Halit Fahri Yalınay shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in T€Tra brick FC reached it. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roderik Weygaerts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Cesaro in the 32nd minute of the match. MARTINETA were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after T€Tra brick FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lv Qiang Xiao took the corner. Roderik Weygaerts was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Lv Qiang Xiao capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lv Qiang Xiao really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Albino Eliu scored 3-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roderik Weygaerts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Palermo made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Palermo came free, but Bartolo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Albino Eliu managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARTINETA's supporters rose to their feet, but Albino Eliu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roderik Weygaerts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Cesaro might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roderik Weygaerts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Cesaro ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 86th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. T€Tra brick FC made a substitution. Erubiel Clemencin replaced Isaac Frasquito. A sloppy throw-in by Erubiel Clemencin in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MARTINETA's Petruț Ailincai. After 90th play minutes João Severino shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Roderik Weygaerts and just under the crossbar into goal. Dionisio Navarro's late challenge caught a T€Tra brick FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionisio Navarro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Dionisio Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that MARTINETA were the better team. MARTINETA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.