Official Cup

Estadio Gualeguay
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pelle Haglund got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Andres Matteo hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the game, Pelle Haglund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arnulfo Tonio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnulfo Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edi Cavani, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Pelle Haglund nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnulfo Tonio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Arnulfo Tonio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pelle Haglund in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Bortzaioriz to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the game, Natal Quintanilla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Arnulfo Tonio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnulfo Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natal Quintanilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Arnulfo Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pelle Haglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Arnulfo Tonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Haglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Edi Cavani made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnulfo Tonio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnulfo Tonio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pelle Haglund in the 24th minute of play. Patricio Iratxos short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Tadeo Laurgain to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arnulfo Tonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edi Cavani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnulfo Tonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Haglund in the 34th minute of the match. Arnulfo Tonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pelle Haglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Arnulfo Tonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edi Cavani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Edi Cavani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Tonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute Edi Cavani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Tonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnulfo Tonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natal Quintanilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnulfo Tonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edi Cavani in the 44th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Pelle Haglund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Tonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Punta Alvear's Arnulfo Tonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pelle Haglund in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patricio Iratxo was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Haglund in the 52nd minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Arnulfo Tonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Angelito Di Maria came free, but Tadeo Laurgain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Edi Cavani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnulfo Tonio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 58th minute, Freddy Urbasa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Defensores de Lombroso's Arsenio Eudoxio was substituted for Ramon Edur. Defensores de Lombroso's José Luis Cucciufo was substituted for Rolando Martxel. After a rather tough play, Punta Alvear's Freddy Urbasa got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Arnulfo Tonio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's Angelito Di Maria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadeo Laurgain narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Defensores de Lombroso's Arnulfo Tonio threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pelle Haglund, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 69 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Arnulfo Tonio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natal Quintanilla. Waldir Guerra came free with the goalkeeper in the 69th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arnulfo Tonio could save by the left post. Arsenio Eudoxio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arnulfo Tonio came out and tried to block the shot, but Arsenio Eudoxio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 73rd minute. Arnulfo Tonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Haglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Natal Quintanilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Tonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Pelle Haglund could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Arnulfo Tonio however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natal Quintanilla in the 81st minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Arnulfo Tonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natal Quintanilla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arnulfo Tonio came out and tried to block the shot, but Natal Quintanilla slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, Pelle Haglund reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arnulfo Tonio. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 93rd minute, Defensores de Lombroso's Waldir Guerra ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnulfo Tonio. Arnulfo Tonio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. When the match was over Defensores de Lombroso could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Punta Alvear throughout the match.