Official Cup

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aldo Perrando kicked off to start the match. Prospero Filipo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evelio Refugio in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximo Dimo saved Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion from getting behind. In the 7th minute, Aldo Perrando made a precise shot to the right of Fermin Santos. Atlético Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Lázaro Macario got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Lázaro Macario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Jimeno Oinaz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jimeno Oinaz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jimeno Oinaz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dalmacio Tab hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Aldo Perrando broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A hard shot 24 in the game by Evelio Refugio from a close distance when the talented Maximo Dimo managed to make a qualified save. Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's players were relieved. 29 minutes into the match, Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Aldo Perrando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fermin Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jimeno Oso's late challenge caught a Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimeno Oso helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion booed when Atlético Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimeno Oso didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Maximo Dimo got control of the ball when Evelio Refugio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evelio Refugio made a kick off. In the 54th minute Evelio Refugio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Dimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Evelio Refugio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximo Dimo was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Maximo Dimo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evelio Refugio went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Maximo Dimo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Atlético Nacional's Evelio Refugio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Oso in the 72nd minute of play forced Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's goalkeeper Maximo Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evelio Refugio in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximo Dimo saved Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion from getting behind. Racing Dueño de 1 Pasion's Maximo Dimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evelio Refugio in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jimeno Oso hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Atlético Nacional had won after a very even match.