Official Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Alvaro Cordarrol started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Carrio came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damazy Boruta in the 4th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match Silver Play 2 got a corner. Kaplan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lisandro Hanni ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alvaro Cordarrols short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Tomás Lucila to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Francesco in the 18th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ren Zhi Ke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Silver Play 2 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila got control of the ball when Orlando Teofilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Damião Granja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Tomás Lucila made a huge save. Tomás Lucila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Cordarrol in the 26th minute of the match. Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Silver Play 2 from getting a goal against them. Kaplan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Damião Granja in the 28th minute. The corner led to Kaplan's Orlando Teofilio getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. If Benedicto Medero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Silver Play 2 from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Cordarrol got free with Tomás Lucila in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Cordarrol in the 35th minute of play. Tomás Lucila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damião Granja in the 36th minute of play. When Damião Granja came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Kaplan 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 Damião Granja couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ren Zhi Ke in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomás Lucila saved Silver Play 2 from getting behind. Tomás Lucila made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Alvaro Cordarrol sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Silver Play 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio-Darío Martel didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Kaplan's Tomás Lucila threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ren Zhi Ke, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Silver Play 2 made a substitution. Åke Ugla replaced Carlos Carrio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Francesco in the 54th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 minutes of play, Kaplan's Ren Zhi Ke made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Lucila was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61st minute of the match Damião Granja shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Lucila showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 62 played minutes Silver Play 2 got a freekick which was hit by Claudio-Darío Martel. 63 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Zhi Ke came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Kaplan fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Kaplan's Ren Zhi Ke 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 66 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Zhi Ke came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Lucila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Zhi Ke in the 66th minute of the match. Damazy Boruta's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emilian Martinez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 71st match minute, Kaplan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dong Quan Yang to maneuver through the defense. Silver Play 2 made a substitution. Juan Tartalo replaced Cesar Baldovino. Kaplan made a substitution. Teodosio Erramu replaced Benedicto Medero. In the 74th minute Damião Granja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Lucila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Silver Play 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nereo Precioso to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes, Kaplan's Damião Granja shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomás Lucila 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 Kaplan reached it. Alvaro Cordarrol charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alvaro Cordarrol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute, Alvaro Cordarrol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damazy Boruta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damião Granja in the 87th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Tomás Lucila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Damião Granja came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Silver Play 2's Juan Tartalo got a free kick in the 89th minute. Tomás Lucila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Granja, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute.