Official Cup

Estadio Japy Man
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Venceslao took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Japy Man booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeo Emenon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Amado Abarca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Claudio Gustau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute Eulalio Rafe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Gustau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Japy Man's Bartolo Viviano got a free kick in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ezequiel Bela in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Gustau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Japy Man's Nereo Beila quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abel Larpe, made in the 29th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Japy Man's Dalmacio Odol got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute, Ezequiel Bela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RED DEVIL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ezequiel Bela succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tadeo Emenon was the one to do the kick off. Claudio Gustau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ezequiel Bela's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Eulalio Rafe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Claudio Gustau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Gustau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eulalio Rafe in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Bernardo Venceslao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Japy Man's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RED DEVIL the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Bernardo Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Abel Larpe in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Japy Man's Filomeno Iztal. 82 minutes into the game, RED DEVIL's Tadeo Emenon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Gustau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Claudio Gustau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Bela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ezequiel Bela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Japy Man's Claudio Gustau got control of the ball when Eulalio Rafe tried to sneak it across the goal line. RED DEVIL's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.