Official Cup

Donato Tomi
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) After 3 minutes, Albin Zambrano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FSX UNITED and the U.C.MILÁN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FSX UNITED's Florián Badilla got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 9 played minutes U.C.MILÁN got a freekick which was hit by Baudelio Galeas. The supporters of FSX UNITED booed when U.C.MILÁN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Rio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, U.C.MILÁN's Bertrán Pareja seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bertrán Pareja the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U.C.MILÁN protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bertrán Pareja had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of U.C.MILÁN booed when FSX UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florinio Daniels didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tamariz Dennett charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tamariz Dennett the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Florián Badilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. FSX UNITED's supporters rose to their feet, but Florián Badilla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Alberto Magnasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alvar Pantoja was a little too slow when Conrado Iribarren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Martino Antonucci managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.C.MILÁN's supporters rose to their feet, but Martino Antonucci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvar Pantoja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

52 minutes into the match, Conrado Iribarren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvar Pantoja. FSX UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conrado Iribarren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 61 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Martino Antonucci came free, but Alvar Pantoja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manu Balbontín fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvar Pantoja having to interfere. A collision led to FSX UNITED getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Albin Zambrano hit a great ball. Martino Antonucci charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martino Antonucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. U.C.MILÁN's Carlos Alberto Magnasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justino Laferte in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Martino Antonucci made a precise shot to the right of Alvar Pantoja. FSX UNITED's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After some careless play in the FSX UNITED defense, Conrado Iribarren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alvar Pantoja. The FSX UNITED fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alvar Pantoja should have stopped the shot. Conrado Iribarren took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvar Pantoja. Alvar Pantoja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Alvar Pantoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martino Antonucci in the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Eufemio Bermejo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Magnasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FSX UNITED's Alvar Pantoja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manu Balbontín in the 92nd minute of play. U.C.MILÁN were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after FSX UNITED's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aureliano Hoevel took the corner. U.C.MILÁN's Aureliano Hoevel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alvar Pantoja in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 94 played minutes FSX UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Florián Badilla. U.C.MILÁN were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FSX UNITED for a fine match.