Official Cup

Estadio Guayquiraró
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Americo Gilabert took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes La Banda del Tinto's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacobo Magdaleno who took care of the corner kick. Gilang Pane thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cristo Cordara, a very annoying self made goal in the 4th minute which led to 1-0. After 7 minutes, Saverio Francesco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NUMBA and the La Banda del Tinto players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to NUMBA getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Saverio Francesco hit a great ball. Fidel Zárate might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan Perrando. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fidel Zárate ran back to his position shaking his head. Americo Gilabert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Bero came free, but Juan Perrando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NUMBA's Juan Perrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Bero in the 22nd minute of play. Saverio Francesco hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Juan Perrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Bero in the 23rd minute of play. Juan Perrando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Bero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes in the game Saverio Francesco did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Candido Unax. In the 32nd minute, Paulino Bero made a precise shot to the right of Juan Perrando. NUMBA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Wang Shu Guang charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wang Shu Guang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, La Banda del Tinto's Wang Shu Guang got a free kick in the 35th minute. Cristo Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Gilabert in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to La Banda del Tinto getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Raimundo Tonete hit a great ball. Juan Perrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Inocente in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulino Bero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. NUMBA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jacobo Magdaleno in the 54th minute. Juan Perrando made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Paulino Bero sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of NUMBA booed when La Banda del Tinto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kennith McNeill didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, NUMBA's Jacobo Magdaleno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristo Cordara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute Paulino Bero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Perrando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Paulino Bero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Banda del Tinto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Cristo Cordara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Piarres in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Banda del Tinto's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jacobo Magdaleno was slow to take the kick. During this time NUMBA's players had a chance to rest. NUMBA were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after La Banda del Tinto's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jacobo Magdaleno took the corner. The corner ended in Americo Gilabert almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Banda del Tinto's Cristo Cordara did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Americo Gilabert in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristo Cordara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Paulino Bero came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the La Banda del Tinto fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paulino Bero couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Americo Gilabert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NUMBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 91st minute, Jacobo Magdaleno 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. With a little luck, NUMBA's Juan Perrando got control of the ball when Paulino Bero tried to sneak it across the goal line. NUMBA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.