Official Cup

El Gasometro
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Bello Cura made the kick off and thus started the match. Bello Cura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bello Cura in the 3rd minute of play forced POCASPULGAS's goalkeeper Rafal Leszczynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Argentinean Patriots 1816's attentive Pekka Rollins managed to snatch the ball when Bruce Harper made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. Bello Cura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, POCASPULGAS's goal looked a bit too open when Bello Cura came free, but Rafal Leszczynski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th match minute, POCASPULGAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andoni Viso to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bello Cura in the 9th minute of play forced POCASPULGAS's goalkeeper Rafal Leszczynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Angel Ioritz with Bruce Harper as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Rafal Leszczynski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bello Cura in the 21st minute of the match. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Alcaraz in the 24th minute of play. Charly Alcaraz scored 1-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isidoro Rio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of POCASPULGAS booed when Argentinean Patriots 1816 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurre van Heiningen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafal Leszczynski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bello Cura went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. POCASPULGAS's Rafal Leszczynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pekka Rollins in the 32nd minute of play. Doru Necșulescu got a throw-in 35 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Bruce Harper. In the 36thth minute of the game Bello Cura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POCASPULGAS's Rafal Leszczynski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruce Harper in the 37th minute of the match. Ruben Savier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isidoro Rio was a little too slow when Ruben Savier got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Argentinean Patriots 1816's Ben-Ami Ranchin was substituted for Tomás Frantzes. In the 57th minute, Bello Cura got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 59th minute Ruben Savier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Rio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bello Cura's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafal Leszczynski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Argentinean Patriots 1816 made a substitution. Qin Yuan Zhen replaced Bert Homøe. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by POCASPULGAS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ben-Ami Ranchin was slow to take the kick. During this time Argentinean Patriots 1816's players had a chance to rest. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Qin Yuan Zhen put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Argentinean Patriots 1816 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Qin Yuan Zhen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Savier in the 68th minute of play forced Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalkeeper Isidoro Rio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Leszczynski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bello Cura, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Savier came free, but Isidoro Rio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86thth minute of the game Charly Alcaraz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Argentinean Patriots 1816's Eraldo Serantoni got a free kick in the 87th minute. When Andoni Viso came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the POCASPULGAS 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 Andoni Viso couldn't finish the play. Hilario Sasoin hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Rafal Leszczynski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pekka Rollins in the 92nd minute. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andoni Viso in the 93rd minute of the match. Bello Cura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to POCASPULGAS getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Bruce Harper hit a great ball. There was no doubt that POCASPULGAS were the better team. POCASPULGAS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.