Official Cup

Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Navarro kicked off to start the match. Roman Shantala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Navarro in the 3rd minute. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, Tadeusz Rudy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Legio X Eqvestris's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeusz Rudy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roman Shantala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paradela in the 11th minute of play. Johnny Ramone hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Legio X Eqvestris's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roald Ahland in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Navarro came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Legio X Eqvestris were awarded a corner. Roald Ahland went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Roald Ahland almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala did a great save. A hard shot by Tadeusz Rudy from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Roman Shantala's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Navarro in the 25th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Navarro got free with Roman Shantala in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ariel Gustau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Txilar in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but Ariel Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Legio X Eqvestris's zone, Patricio Bartolome stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Gustau came out of the goal and Patricio Bartolome tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Legio X Eqvestris's Luis Navarro got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 40 played minutes Legio X Eqvestris got a freekick which was hit by Luis Navarro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Navarro in the 47th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Laureano Acuña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Gustau having to interfere. Cirilo Chumo charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cirilo Chumo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Legio X Eqvestris booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Chumo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Savier, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ariel Gustau made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Patricio Bartolome sent off a good shot on target. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 65th minute of play. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Florin in the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Luis Navarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Shantala was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 81st minute, Santiago Txilar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ariel Gustau. The goal made the score 0-1. Luis Navarro struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Roman Shantala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Legio X Eqvestris. 93 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Bartolome. 93 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Bartolome. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Alpachiri AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.