Official Cup

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serafino Estevez kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Cornelio Amaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Benedicto Claude shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Christobal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Christobal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Claude in the 6th minute of the match. When Serafino Estevez fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Habsburgo's protests and gave Serafino Estevez a yellow card for diving instead. Serafino Estevez hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Fidel Firme. Serafino Estevez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft made a huge save. After a rather tough play, AC Batán's Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca got a free kick in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Benedicto Claude notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal. Lucio Christobal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Poncio in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, one of Habsburgo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Lucio Christobal had in the 27thth minute some difficulties stopping Benedicto Claude's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 29th minute Camilo Salvino suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Habsburgo made a substitution. Niceto Aragones replaced Camilo Salvino. A collision led to AC Batán getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Poncio in the 34th minute of play forced Habsburgo's goalkeeper Lucio Christobal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Aragones. In the 37th minute, Denis Hurko made a precise shot to the right of Lucio Christobal. Habsburgo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 45th minute, Ulises Bernebe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft. The goal made the score 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Claude to make the kick off. Lucio Christobal was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Benedicto Claude capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benedicto Claude really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Bernebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Francisco Artal's late challenge caught a Habsburgo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Artal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Francisco Artal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Habsburgo's Ulises Bernebe. But to his dismay, Ulises Bernebe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Estevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute of the match, Benedicto Claude got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucio Christobal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 76thth minute of the game Benedicto Claude who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Habsburgo's Lucio Christobal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benedicto Claude's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lucio Christobal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafino Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Bernebe in the 81st minute of play. When Matias Quiroga fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Batán's protests and gave Matias Quiroga a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when AC Batán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Quiroga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Baltasar Mouricio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximiliano-Exequiel Haagentoft showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the final whistle sounded AC Batán left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Habsburgo.