Official Cup

Estadio Gualeguay
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 秦西星 got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Jacinto Eleazar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ovidio Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Cholewa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Las Palmas's René Stam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Las Palmas from getting a goal against them. Ovidio Sal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Esdras in the 11th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Punta Alvear got a corner. Las Palmas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacinto Eleazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jacinto Eleazar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this René Stam quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Punta Alvear's Ovidio Sal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cayetano Esdras in the 19th minute of play. Jacinto Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ovidio Sal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦西星, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match, Jacinto Eleazar got a very nice opportunity to score, but René Stam was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With his leg René Stam managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Punta Alvear's Jacinto Eleazar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Jacinto Eleazar dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of René Stam, 1-0. The audience was convinced that 秦西星's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ovidio Sal was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when 秦西星 came free, but Ovidio Sal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ovidio Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 秦西星, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidio Sal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦西星, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Punta Alvear's Ovidio Sal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦西星 in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Quintun in the 36th minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Ovidio Sal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Punta Alvear getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Bogdan Gopov hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Cayetano Esdras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Las Palmas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

The wind increased when Jacinto Eleazar made the kick off in the second half. René Stam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Eleazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 秦西星 in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ovidio Sal saved Punta Alvear from getting behind. In the 59th minute of the match, 秦西星 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ovidio Sal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ovidio Sal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Nalo in the 60th minute of play. Las Palmas were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Punta Alvear's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 秦西星 took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Candido Panfilo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulin Pego in the 61st minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Ovidio Sal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Punta Alvear was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godofredo Guifre to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Las Palmas's Cayetano Esdras got a free kick in the 69th minute. Ovidio Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Cholewa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the game, Fuad Cämilov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Las Palmas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Punta Alvear the free kick. Punta Alvear's Camilo Lizar was substituted for Jacinto Eleazar. 74 minutes into the match, Las Palmas's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Lizar came free, but René Stam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when 秦西星 came free, but Ovidio Sal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Camilo Lizar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Stam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Punta Alvear's Ovidio Sal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawid Cholewa in the 81st minute of play. After 83 played minutes Las Palmas got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Quintun. In the 85th minute Dawid Cholewa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Sal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes, Fidel Frederik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Las Palmas and the Punta Alvear players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Las Palmas getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fidel Frederik hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Gopov in the 90th minute of play forced Las Palmas's goalkeeper René Stam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Patricio Iratxo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of René Stam. Las Palmas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Iratxo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Las Palmas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.