Official Cup

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Helge Pihlberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 8 played minutes Santa Lucia de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Salamon. In the 11th minute Ryan Gray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, The dogs's goalkeeper Sergio Rochet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by M. Agus Young. Costică Mușetescu's late challenge caught a Santa Lucia de Merlo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Costică Mușetescu helped the player get up and apologised. Costică Mușetescu kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Ryan Gray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Helge Pihlberg in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Norberto Tino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of The dogs booed when Santa Lucia de Merlo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bosse Spendrup didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anacleto Gaizkine in the 40th minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Norberto Tino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The dogs's Sergio Rochet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save The dogs from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell M. Agus Young to make the kick off. Sergio Rochet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Agus Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The dogs made a substitution. Dennis Rullo replaced Helge Pihlberg. Mehmet Akif Yersel made in the 69th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ryan Gray immediately put the ball in play. In the 71st minute, Hernan Louis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the game, The dogs's Dennis Rullo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norberto Tino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Mehmet Akif Yersel in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Santa Lucia de Merlo's Bosse Spendrup. Johnny Hultstrand hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Carlos Cubero quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Adelino Santos, made in the 87th minute of the game. 88 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Norberto Tino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radoslaw Jerzyk. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Norberto Tino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anacleto Gaizkine in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Polo Quinteros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Lucia de Merlo's supporters rose to their feet, but Polo Quinteros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Rochet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.