Official Cup

Rolando Gaspard
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teo Cucao started the match with the kick off. Antonio Gartzea hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes, Godfredo Romelio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Húsares and the MORPH players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Húsares's Godfredo Romelio got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Alfredo Madeo got a free kick in the 11th minute. If Mauro Tomi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MORPH's Marco Lixandro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save MORPH from getting a goal against them. When Moises Salvator came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the MORPH fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Moises Salvator couldn't finish the play. The supporters of MORPH booed when Húsares was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Llope didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the game, one of Húsares:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for MORPH. Mauro Tomi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Virgilio Rafel. 0-1. Celedonio Nastasio hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Melquiades Atauri might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Lixandro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Melquiades Atauri ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 37th minute Melquiades Atauri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th match minute, Húsares was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Atauri to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Marcelo Estebano managed to get in a good position for a shot. MORPH's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Estebano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Rafel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Virgilio Rafel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half MORPH were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Melquiades Atauri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Alfredo Madeo took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Virgilio Rafel to make any attempt to save it. MORPH made a substitution. Erubiel Jusepe replaced Alejo Vimaro. Virgilio Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Madeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Alfredo Madeo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Virgilio Rafel made a huge save. In the 67th minute MORPH were awarded a corner. Antonio Gartzea went to the cornerflag to take it. Antonio Gartzea made a great header on MORPH's corner, it was just that Húsares's Virgilio Rafel managed to reach the ball for a save. Húsares's Celedonio Nastasio got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Virgilio Rafel was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Marcelo Estebano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelo Estebano really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Amancio Gudesteo got a free kick in the 79th minute. Húsares's Virgilio Rafel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Húsares from getting a goal against them. If Gustavo-Hernán Lanzini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Húsares's Virgilio Rafel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Estebano in the 95th minute of play. MORPH's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.