Official Cup

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narciso Vergaray started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Oscar Solustiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Cesario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorato Rayman charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honorato Rayman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Honorato Rayman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agustin Aresti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Mendiko in the 12th minute of play. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustin Aresti, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Honorato Rayman's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Enzo Trossero got a free kick in the 26th minute. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Belmiro in the 27th minute of play. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Mendiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 28 minutes, Narciso Vergaray mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB and the Los Materos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Vergaray got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Los Materos FC's Honorato Rayman in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie prevented a goal. Oscar Solustiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Honorato Rayman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pepe Santoro was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Narciso Vergaray could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Inocencio Cesario however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Los Materos FC's Denis Txomin got a free kick in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Higinio Barros broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 47th minute, Placido Abastas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Honorato Rayman to strike the kick off in the second half. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Honorato Rayman in the 56th minute. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Rayman in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rdth minute of the game Oscar Solustiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Materos FC's Inocencio Cesario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Alberto Mendiko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Santoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 69thth minute of the game Honorato Rayman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Placido Abastas in the 70th minute. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Rayman in the 75th minute of play. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Mendiko in the 80th minute of the match. Inocencio Cesario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Vergaray in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB booed when Los Materos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Txomin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Placido Abastas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Oscar Solustiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Los Materos FC booed when INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pancho Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. Although INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB had been in control for most of the match, Los Materos FC still came away with the win.