Official Cup

Pepsi Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Leonardo Velasco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lesardo Abadie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carmelo Sifon's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Carmelo Sifon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lesardo Abadie was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Sílvio Luiz Goiano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Abar in the 7th minute. When Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th minute of the match Real Madrid de Guatemala got a corner. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nicolás Guerrero ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Real Madrid de Guatemala's Nicolás Guerrero to fire away a dangerous shot which Lesardo Abadie despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Angel Salazar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Madrid de Guatemala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pepsi Fuchibol Clu the free kick. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Angel Salazar got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon, in the 15th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Real Madrid de Guatemala. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Lesardo Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Santamaria in the 17th minute of play. If Carmelo Sifon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lesardo Abadie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Sifon, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. When Jerrold Abella fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's protests and gave Jerrold Abella a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Jerrold Abella got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Carmelo Sifon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Lesardo Abadie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Real Madrid de Guatemala got a corner. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nicolás Guerrero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Real Madrid de Guatemala's Rolando Guevara was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lesardo Abadie in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 34 played minutes Real Madrid de Guatemala got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Noyola. When Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Real Madrid de Guatemala getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Leopoldo Noyola hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carmelo Sifon in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lesardo Abadie saved Pepsi Fuchibol Clu from getting behind. The Real Madrid de Guatemala fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leopoldo Noyola's late challenge caught a Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Noyola helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Real Madrid de Guatemala getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Leopoldo Noyola hit a great ball. After the first half Real Madrid de Guatemala were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carmelo Sifon to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Velasco in the 56th minute of play forced Real Madrid de Guatemala's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carmelo Sifon in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lesardo Abadie, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Carmelo Sifon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Lesardo Abadie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carmelo Sifon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Lesardo Abadie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lesardo Abadie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Sifon, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With his leg Lesardo Abadie managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Real Madrid de Guatemala's Carmelo Sifon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 75th minute Cristian Santamaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lesardo Abadie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Etcheverry hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the game, Carmelo Sifon lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Lesardo Abadie. Emiliano Anaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Lesardo Abadie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Santamaria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Lesardo Abadie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carmelo Sifon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lesardo Abadie firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the final whistle went the supporters of Real Madrid de Guatemala were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Pepsi Fuchibol Clu side.