Official Cup

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jairo Cordeiro started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, one of Pingos Futbol Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 3rd minute there was a penalty for Naboonga OFF. Silvio Txerran stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Adrian Cordareo. 1-0. After 10 played minutes Pingos Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Cordeiro. Pingos Futbol Club's Adrian Cordareo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Pingos Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. 14 minutes into the match, Roberto Luar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramsay Bolton. Naboonga OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Luar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 17 minutes into the match, Pingos Futbol Club's Jairo Cordeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramsay Bolton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Pingos Futbol Club's Edelmiro Maraman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramsay Bolton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Florencio Romildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Adrian Cordareo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pingos Futbol Club's zone, Florencio Romildo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Cordareo came out of the goal and Florencio Romildo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florencio Romildo got free with Adrian Cordareo in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the match, Pingos Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Romildo came free, but Adrian Cordareo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 36 minutes, Edelmiro Maraman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pingos Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edelmiro Maraman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pingos Futbol Club's Adrian Cordareo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Pingos Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Edelmiro Maraman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramsay Bolton came out of the goal and Edelmiro Maraman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Florencio Romildo made the kick off in the second half. Naboonga OFF's Ramsay Bolton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Naboonga OFF from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Jairo Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramsay Bolton came out of the goal and Jairo Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramsay Bolton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Luar in the 60th minute of play. After 61 minutes, Edelmiro Maraman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pingos Futbol Club and the Naboonga OFF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pingos Futbol Club's Edelmiro Maraman got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of Pingos Futbol Club booed when Naboonga OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Rodas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramsay Bolton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Cordeiro in the 69th minute of the match. Pingos Futbol Club made a substitution. Ariel Silban replaced Hernan Florinio. Pingos Futbol Club's Elvio Batistuta was substituted for Edelmiro Maraman. Naboonga OFF's Ramsay Bolton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Cordeiro in the 82nd minute of play. Elvio Batistuta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ramsay Bolton came out and tried to block the shot, but Elvio Batistuta slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 84th minute. In the 95th minute, Roberto Luar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pingos Futbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Pingos Futbol Club's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.