Official Cup

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Neron Veterini got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gregorio Diagur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 6 minutes COSQUIN SFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonel Cordaro who took care of the corner kick. Gregorio Diagur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neron Veterini in the 8th minute of the match. WINNING ELEVEN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonel Cordaro in the 9th minute. Neron Veterini scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gregorio Diagur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Lanzini to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregorio Diagur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The WINNING ELEVEN fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 27 minutes into the game, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregorio Diagur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Severo Crispo put in a rough tackle. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for COSQUIN SFC! COSQUIN SFC's Balthazar Van Castel got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Jake Leonard managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when COSQUIN SFC's Balthazar Van Castel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Ostadar during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Patricio Ostadar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Balthazar Van Castel came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the COSQUIN SFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Balthazar Van Castel couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, one of WINNING ELEVEN:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for WINNING ELEVEN. WINNING ELEVEN:s Jake Leonard showed great skill when he stopped Balthazar Van Castel:s penalty. In the 44th match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Pirro to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Cordaro lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in WINNING ELEVEN fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maxi Meza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. COSQUIN SFC's Gregorio Diagur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save COSQUIN SFC from getting a goal against them. Manuel Lanzini charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Lanzini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Lanzini to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Lanzini kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gregorio Diagur. That made the score 1-5 after 65 minutes of play. Neron Veterini's late challenge caught a COSQUIN SFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neron Veterini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neron Veterini to maneuver through the defense. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Hernán Restat replaced Patricio Ostadar. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxi Meza, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Jaen to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the game, COSQUIN SFC's Balthazar Van Castel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jake Leonard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. In the 83rd match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Pirro to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Balthazar Van Castel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Leonard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorio Diagur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neron Veterini in the 91st minute. In the 91st minute, Darwin Nuñez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The WINNING ELEVEN players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.