Official Cup

Semishigure
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Julio De Leon made the kick off which started today's match. Heraclides Moreno charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Heraclides Moreno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Heraclides Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Sakura Storm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oriol Loaisa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Julio De Leon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitin Sañez. Sakura Storm's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julio De Leon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Vitin Sañez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Brandao in the 19th minute of play. Heraclides Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Manny Gayangos got in the 21st minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Milton Diaz. This was a shot which ended in a score of 1-2. In the 24th minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Inguma Carbajo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Vitin Sañez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Julio De Leon got free with Vitin Sañez in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rufio Cieza to maneuver through the defense. Vitin Sañez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Heraclides Moreno. A collision led to Sakura Storm getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Manny Gayangos hit a great ball. Vitin Sañez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Heraclides Moreno. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermes Pinilla got free with Vitin Sañez in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Sakura Storm's Pasqual Terrazas got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Julio De Leon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Milton Diaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inguma Carbajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Errando Gabriel hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Vitin Sañez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio De Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Julio De Leon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vitin Sañez, 1-4. Vitin Sañez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio De Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Heraclides Moreno got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Heraclides Moreno off the ground. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄:s Milton Diaz showed great skill when he stopped Manny Gayangos:s penalty. If Orlando Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sakura Storm throughout the match.