Official Cup

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julio Gudesteo started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goal looked a bit too open when Gwyn Lawson came free, but Luis Landaburu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Anacleto Kinsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefan Orlicki. Tigre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anacleto Kinsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luis Landaburu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Perpinya in the 17th minute of play. Arnaldo Lores short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Luis Landaburu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 22 minutes of play, Tigre's Arnaldo Lore made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Landaburu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luis Landaburu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Saverio Perpinya hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Roldanillo came free, but Stefan Orlicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Landaburu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Perpinya, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes Atlético y Tiro Rqta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guillermo Sal who took care of the corner kick. Gwyn Lawson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 46th minute, Guillermo Sal 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saverio Perpinya made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Genaro Nataniel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. A collision led to Atlético y Tiro Rqta getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Lino Orlondo hit a great ball. If Arnaldo Lore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Luis Landaburu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnaldo Lore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Luis Landaburu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardino Dantel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute, Christian Uzuri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Sal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luis Landaburu. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Genaro Nataniel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Gwyn Lawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Landaburu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Landaburu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gwyn Lawson went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Saverio Perpinya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Luis Landaburu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Roldanillo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Saverio Perpinya took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luis Landaburu. Luis Landaburu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After 94 played minutes Atlético y Tiro Rqta got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Roldanillo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Godoy during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético y Tiro Rqta! Tigre's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.