Official Cup

Ubaldo Horta
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Jesus Allu started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Snorlax FC booed when General Velásquez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shi Fan Rong didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 4 minutes, Jose Manuel Hernández managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Snorlax FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Manuel Hernández was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Mazierz in the 8th minute of play forced General Velásquez's goalkeeper Rolf Holmgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. General Velásquez's Apolo Irigoyen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tibalt Bruna in the 12 minute of the game. Gustav Tidéksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Sancho Vesel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apolo Irigoyen. In the 18th match minute, General Velásquez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Schwarzenegger to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, General Velásquez's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Allu came free, but Rolf Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Snorlax FC's Sancho Vesel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guntademaro Goyenechea in the 24th minute of play. If Apolo Irigoyen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Apolo Irigoyen came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the General Velásquez 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 Apolo Irigoyen couldn't finish the play. Tibalt Bruna kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th match minute, General Velásquez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Schwarzenegger to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Snorlax FC's Jose Manuel Hernández tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, General Velásquez's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Allu came free, but Rolf Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guntademaro Goyenechea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Martin Švácha hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Jose Manuel Hernández's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rolf Holmgren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Rolf Holmgren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Jesus Allu in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, General Velásquez's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Aldana came free, but Rolf Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, General Velásquez's Rolf Holmgren got control of the ball when Mario Jesus Allu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Snorlax FC booed when General Velásquez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fernando Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Manuel Hernández could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Rolf Holmgren made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guntademaro Goyenechea in the 62nd minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolf Holmgren made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Mark Aldana sent off a good shot on target. General Velásquez's Jorge Vicente Squella was substituted for Apolo Irigoyen. In the 72nd minute, Guntademaro Goyenechea made a precise shot to the right of Sancho Vesel. Snorlax FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 80th match minute, General Velásquez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Švácha to maneuver through the defense. Jose Manuel Hernández struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Rolf Holmgren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Snorlax FC. Sancho Vesel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Vicente Squella in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, General Velásquez's goalkeeper Rolf Holmgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Jesus Allu. Guntademaro Goyenechea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sancho Vesel having to interfere. Jorge Vicente Squella took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sancho Vesel. Sancho Vesel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Sancho Vesel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Vicente Squella in the 93rd minute of the match. Snorlax FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.