Official Cup

Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 557 (Terracing: 419, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Darryl Buckner kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Santo Libertad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valentin Ospetsu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Victoriano Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Frutos in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Osvaldo Frutos made a precise shot to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Frutos in the 13th minute of play. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Frutos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vitório de Medeiros was slow to take the kick. During this time Barrio Norte FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalie and right to Calvin Bessone. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Yerko Son sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 28 minutes, Osvaldo Frutos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrio Norte FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Frutos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valentin Ospetsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darryl Buckner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darryl Buckner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Ospetsu having to make a save. Barrio Norte FC's Valentin Ospetsu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Barrio Norte FC booed when Dep Colonia Avellaneda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariano Silbestre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Frutos, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Waldo Ponce hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osvaldo Frutos to make the kick off. A collision led to Dep Colonia Avellaneda getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Mariano Silbestre hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Osvaldo Frutos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Frutos in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Barrio Norte FC's Osvaldo Frutos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victoriano Bernaldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Barrio Norte FC made a substitution. Hao Jian Yuan replaced Yerko Son. Barrio Norte FC's Ofelio Galván was substituted for Osvaldo Frutos. 69 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Jian Yuan came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ofelio Galván in the 72nd minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victoriano Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Jian Yuan in the 76th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Barrio Norte FC were awarded a corner. Vitório de Medeiros went to the cornerflag to take it. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Jian Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute, Ofelio Galván 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. After having played for 85 minutes, Darryl Buckner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darryl Buckner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hao Jian Yuan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ofelio Galván in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. Hao Jian Yuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Hao Jian Yuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal and Hao Jian Yuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karlos Bravo took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victoriano Bernaldo. Victoriano Bernaldo 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.