Official Cup

Battle of death
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Mane Pobes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Raul Brandao had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zabal Bucaran. RAMBO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raul Brandao was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 7th minute, Raul Brandao made a precise shot to the right of Zabal Bucaran. RAMBO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 12 minutes into the match, RAMBO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julio De Leon came free, but Zabal Bucaran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermes Pinilla got free with Zabal Bucaran in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio De Leon in the 23rd minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Bizen Gormaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Heraclides Moreno. The crowd rose to their feet as ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Julio De Leon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zabal Bucaran. That made the score 5-0 after 30 minutes of play. Zabal Bucaran made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Orlando Ramos sent off a good shot on target. Zabal Bucaran 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 34th minute. In the 37th minute of the match, Julio De Leon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zabal Bucaran saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when RAMBO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Pacios didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Leo Laime fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RAMBO FC's protests and gave Leo Laime a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RAMBO FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Leo Laime hit a great ball. Zabal Bucaran was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julio De Leon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 44 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Eduardo Gómez was substituted for Raul Brandao. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eduardo Gómez was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Julio De Leon managed to get in a good position for a shot. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters rose to their feet, but Julio De Leon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zabal Bucaran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Gómez in the 58th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Julio De Leon notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of RAMBO FC's Zabal Bucaran. Zabal Bucaran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Henríguez in the 69th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zabal Bucaran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduardo Gómez went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Leo Laime received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Milton Diaz came out and tried to block the shot, but Leo Laime slotted it home off the left post making it 8-1 in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio De Leon in the 80th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Gómez in the 84th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Zabal Bucaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zabal Bucaran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio De Leon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Julio De Leon made a precise shot to the right of Zabal Bucaran. RAMBO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fully deserved thier win.