Official Cup

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) In the 3rd minute, Jairo Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Zeledon Locaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Felipo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeledon Locaio in the 10th minute of the match. Valentin Felipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Criston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Eriberto Navarro put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Valentin Felipo. Ovidio Txurio's late challenge caught a Alpachiri AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ovidio Txurio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Ovidio Txurio got a free kick in the 21st minute. Rolando Lon came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Prospero Calvino could save by the left post. In the 27th minute, Zeledon Locaio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Guido Primeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guido Primeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Primeiro to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Valiente in the 38th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Prospero Calvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prospero Calvino made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Rolando Lon sent off a good shot on target. Inocencio Henrico hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If Arsenio Valiente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rolando Lon to make the kick off. Abel Sabin charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Sabin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, Alpachiri AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Sabin to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the game, Rafaela FC's Guido Primeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Felipo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Locaio in the 56th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Valentin Felipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgilio Maura hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rolando Lon during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Lon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prospero Calvino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Valiente in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Jairo Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Gustavo Amato sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Alpachiri AFC's Valentin Felipo didn't even have to move. Arsenio Valiente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Calvino having to interfere. Zeledon Locaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Felipo having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Maura came free, but Prospero Calvino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rafaela FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.