Official Cup

Campo de Acheral
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Ignacio Cianci took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juan Ignacio Cianci kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Juan Ignacio Cianci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nereo Balendin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Ignacio Cianci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Acheral's goalkeeper Nereo Balendin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aldo Txindoki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Zeledon Markel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zeledon Markel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Txindoki in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Acheral were awarded a corner. Apolo Eneas went to the cornerflag to take it. Amador Aguilera was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Nereo Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Juan Ignacio Cianci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nereo Balendin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nereo Balendin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Ignacio Cianci's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Nereo Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ignacio Cianci, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Aldo Txindoki made the kick off in the second half. Sergio Stephen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Nereo Balendin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Juan Ignacio Cianci managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Ignacio Cianci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nereo Balendin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Juan Ignacio Cianci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nereo Balendin was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. During the 61st minute of the match Juan Ignacio Cianci completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Juan Ignacio Cianci a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Juan Ignacio Cianci kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Nereo Balendin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aldo Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Markel having to interfere. Tomas Elia hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Zeledon Markel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jesus Abad kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Acheral's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Barros Schelotto came free, but Nereo Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Acheral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Xabat to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Barros Schelotto during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Barros Schelotto. 93 minutes into the game, Acheral's Aldo Txindoki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zeledon Markel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When the match was over C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Acheral throughout the match.