Official Cup

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Rigan Frankson 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. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's attentive Albert Einstein managed to snatch the ball when Celestino Basualdo made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th minute Rigan Frankson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trinidad 4.7's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Albert Einstein was slow to take the kick. During this time CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Trinidad 4.7's goalie and right to Celestino Garaile. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Trinidad 4.7's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victor Orzaize got free with Vincent Aalberts in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute of the game Emmanuel Mammana made a throw-in which Omar Txaran played forward. In the 20th minute of the match Trinidad 4.7 got a corner. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elias Gomez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Elias Gomez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts did a great save. Omar Txaran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Vincent Aalberts made a huge save. In the 25th minute Leo Ochoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rigan Frankson in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Heli saved Trinidad 4.7 from getting behind. Vincent Aalberts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ochoa in the 31st minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 42 minutes, Rigan Frankson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rigan Frankson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Trinidad 4.7's goal looked a bit too open when Rigan Frankson came free, but Danilo Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ochoa in the 46th minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Leo Ochoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vincent Aalberts was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leo Ochoa made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rigan Frankson in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Danilo Heli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trinidad 4.7's goalkeeper Danilo Heli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Trinidad 4.7's zone, Rigan Frankson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danilo Heli came out of the goal and Rigan Frankson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Mateo Nuno was substituted for Marios Theodorou. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Hélder Fonseca was substituted for Rigan Frankson. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Nuno in the 69th minute of play. After 72 minutes, Omar Txaran made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute, Hélder Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Danilo Heli. Trinidad 4.7's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Fonseca in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Heli saved Trinidad 4.7 from getting behind. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ochoa in the 84th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélder Fonseca in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Danilo Heli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92ndth minute of the game Hélder Fonseca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.