Official Cup

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Argentinos Juniors's Timoteo Gonzo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marcial Palben kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. If Timoteo Gonzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timoteo Gonzo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Pastor Manilan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Argentinos Juniors's Agustin Matro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Cordeal in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Guqueri F.C.'s Marcial Palben got a free kick in the 21st minute. Segundo Lucado, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Timoteo Gonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Pastor Manilan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustin Matro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Banegas in the 28th minute of play. Guqueri F.C.'s Pastor Manilan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Guqueri F.C. from getting a goal against them. Agustin Matro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Banegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timoteo Gonzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silvio Berdoi made in the 42nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Salvador Itzaina however managed to control. In the 45th minute, Joaquin Banegas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guqueri F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquin Banegas to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Timoteo Gonzo made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Guqueri F.C.'s Pastor Manilan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the game, Timoteo Gonzo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Pastor Manilan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The throw-in from Severiano Mikeldi in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Guqueri F.C.'s Sebastian Cordeal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Itzaina in the 61st minute of play forced Guqueri F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Severiano Mikeldi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Guqueri F.C.'s Sebastian Cordeal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Argentinos Juniors's Silvio Berdoi got a free kick in the 69th minute. Timoteo Gonzo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Itzaina in the 87th minute of play forced Guqueri F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Timoteo Gonzo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 92 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Pastor Manilan was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Timoteo Gonzo took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pastor Manilan. Pastor Manilan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.