Official Cup

Baker Arena
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gugu Tande made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Emiel Pinksteren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Maria Navarro was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Victoro Collados hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, Brecht Symons was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holmes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Richmond the free kick. A collision led to Holmes FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Brecht Symons hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Remicio Price shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Maria Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Richmond were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Holmes FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafael Maria Cousiño took the corner. Sandro Cavareda was a little too slow when Gugu Tande got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Holmes FC's Gugu Tande in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. Remicio Price recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Fernando Tolhauzsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rafael Maria Navarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Ayala came free, but Sandro Cavareda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Cavareda was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Gugu Tande capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gugu Tande really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Marc Aspillaga charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc Aspillaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Holmes FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Marc Aspillaga hit a great ball. Rafael Maria Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiel Pinksteren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Holmes FC's Antonio Ayala got a free kick in the 45th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 47 minutes into the game, when Ruperto Estolaza put in a rough tackle. Ruperto Estolaza kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emiel Pinksteren was the one to do the kick off. Emiel Pinksteren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Rafael Maria Navarro made a huge save. Alfonso Maffet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Cavareda having to interfere. Fernando Tolhauzsen took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafael Maria Navarro. Rafael Maria Navarro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Remicio Price sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AFC Richmond made a substitution. Aníbal Marraccini replaced Fernando Tolhauzsen. AFC Richmond made a substitution. Lucio Jose María Coromina replaced Rafael Maria Cousiño. Sandro Cavareda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoro Collados in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remicio Price in the 77th minute of play forced Holmes FC's goalkeeper Rafael Maria Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aníbal Marraccini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Rafael Maria Navarro made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Donato Polhemus got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sandro Cavareda quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marc Aspillaga hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Esteban José Fonseca was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 96th minute, Victoro Collados left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Holmes FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2.