Official Cup

Abel Pasqualini 4eve
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Tio Cosme FC were furious when Jonas Argider was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for C. A. Potrero. Serafino Geofredo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gerardo Benvido. 1-0. Santiago Argenis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 13 minutes into the game, Aquiles Tuste cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Javier Steven was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Serafino Geofredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the C. A. Potrero defense, Aquiles Tuste kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Javier Steven. The C. A. Potrero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Javier Steven should have stopped the shot. If Honorato Santio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 28th match minute, Tio Cosme FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Dantel to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Tio Cosme FC's zone, Serafino Geofredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Benvido came out of the goal and Serafino Geofredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to C. A. Potrero getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Cesar Gora hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Tio Cosme FC's Natalio Magdaleno got a free kick in the 37th minute. Tio Cosme FC's Gerardo Benvido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafino Geofredo in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Serafino Geofredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. C. A. Potrero's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafino Geofredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerardo Benvido breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 Serafino Geofredo to make the kick off. A collision led to C. A. Potrero getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Isidoro Birjaio hit a great ball. After 60 minutes, Serafino Geofredo made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Tio Cosme FC's Gerardo Benvido tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 65 minutes of play, C. A. Potrero's Serafino Geofredo made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerardo Benvido was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Tio Cosme FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Nerio came free, but Gerardo Benvido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Javier Steven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Santio in the 92nd minute of play. Tio Cosme FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.