Official Cup

Estadio Japy Man
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fermin Cruz took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes of play, POSSE 1911 FC's Godfredo Xabel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisito Salvino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roman Oinaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faruk Nafiz Ünalp in the 7th minute of play forced Japy Man's goalkeeper Luisito Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, POSSE 1911 FC's Gaston Clodio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gaston Clodio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of POSSE 1911 FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gaston Clodio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Cruz in the 14th minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Feliberto Gaskon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 played minutes Japy Man got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Chago. With an all-out effort, Japy Man's Feliberto Gaskon threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fermin Cruz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 24th match minute, Japy Man was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Horvath to maneuver through the defense. Godfredo Xabel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fermin Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Japy Man's zone, Roman Oinaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisito Salvino came out of the goal and Roman Oinaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Japy Man's Luisito Salvino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Xabel in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Godfredo Xabel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. POSSE 1911 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Godfredo Xabel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Japy Man defense, Godfredo Xabel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisito Salvino. The Japy Man fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisito Salvino should have stopped the shot. Godfredo Xabel struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Luisito Salvino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POSSE 1911 FC. POSSE 1911 FC's Godfredo Xabel got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Oinaz in the 46th minute of play forced Japy Man's goalkeeper Luisito Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Chago charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Chago the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Japy Man getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Luciano Chago hit a great ball. After the first half POSSE 1911 FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After having played for 52 minutes, Roman Oinaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. POSSE 1911 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Oinaz 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 Roman Oinaz in the 53rd minute of play forced Japy Man's goalkeeper Luisito Salvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Oinaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisito Salvino having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Godfredo Xabel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Roman Oinaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 66 minutes of play, POSSE 1911 FC's Godfredo Xabel made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisito Salvino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69th minute Isidro Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Gaskon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 played minutes POSSE 1911 FC got a freekick which was hit by Roman Oinaz. In the 75th minute Roman Oinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Salvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luisito Salvino made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Godfredo Xabel sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Oinaz got free with Luisito Salvino in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Godfredo Xabel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luisito Salvino came out and tried to block the shot, but Godfredo Xabel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 81st minute. Feliberto Gaskon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidro Faro in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in POSSE 1911 FC's zone, Isidro Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Feliberto Gaskon came out of the goal and Isidro Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Japy Man's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Oinaz came free, but Luisito Salvino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match POSSE 1911 FC got a corner. Japy Man's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alejandro Onbera ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on POSSE 1911 FC's corner Godfredo Xabel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luisito Salvino quite easily take care of the ball. In the 94th minute Roman Oinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Salvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded POSSE 1911 FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Japy Man.