Official Cup

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Segundo Feliu kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Bicicleta F.C.'s Fausto Roderigo got control of the ball when Reynaldo Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Segundo Feliu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Segundo Feliu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Segundo Feliu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to Bicicleta F.C. getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Edgardo Iruinea hit a great ball. Fausto Roderigo made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Reynaldo Rios sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Unidad de Matanza's zone, Filippo Degrassi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavio Raymond came out of the goal and Filippo Degrassi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Segundo Feliu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bicicleta F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Eleuterio Sotil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Luciano Elivareo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Roderigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 37 minutes, Bernardino Edwardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bicicleta F.C. and the Unidad de Matanza players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bicicleta F.C.'s Bernardino Edwardo got a free kick in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Elvio Urtungo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unidad de Matanza's supporters rose to their feet, but Elvio Urtungo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto Roderigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eleuterio Sotil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Raymond having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Filippo Degrassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reynaldo Rios to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Luciano Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Roderigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Segundo Feliu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Octavio Raymond was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 71st match minute, Unidad de Matanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Elivareo to maneuver through the defense. Hüsmen Vahat hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Segundo Feliu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Octavio Raymond made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Edgardo Iruinea sent off a good shot on target. After 89 played minutes Bicicleta F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Sotil. If Luciano Elivareo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bicicleta F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.