Official Cup

El Titan del Sur
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiburcio Nicholas got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Lomas de Zamora FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jonatan Ranolfo hit a great ball. Ambrosio Fidensio took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Galo. Marcos Galo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tiburcio Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rigoberto Eyague, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes into the game, Tacheros OFF's Ambrosio Fidensio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Galo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Tacheros OFF's Rigoberto Eyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiburcio Nicholas in the 21st minute of play. Tiburcio Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Eyague having to interfere. Jonatan Ranolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lomas de Zamora FC's Edgard Salvator got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lázaro Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Joey in the 46th minute of play forced Lomas de Zamora FC's goalkeeper Marcos Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Orlando Joey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Galo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Tacheros OFF were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Orlando Joey to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Gartxot in the 52nd minute of play forced Lomas de Zamora FC's goalkeeper Marcos Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Bartolo Rius in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Lomas de Zamora FC's Roque Raulo. After some careless play in the Tacheros OFF defense, Tiburcio Nicholas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Eyague. The Tacheros OFF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Eyague should have stopped the shot. Ambrosio Fidensio in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcos Galo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 70 minutes into the game, Ambrosio Fidensio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcos Galo. Ambrosio Fidensio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Salvator in the 79th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rigoberto Eyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Ambrosio Fidensio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tacheros OFF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Rigoberto Eyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Torres in the 95th minute of play. Tacheros OFF played a much better game than Lomas de Zamora FC and deserved their victory. The Lomas de Zamora FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.