Official Cup

Leonardo Nayely
Spectators: 502 (Terracing: 378, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dário Prada kicked off to start the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Albeiro Usuriaga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Natus Vincere F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Albeiro Usuriaga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dário Prada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Los Hornos's Silas de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albeiro Usuriaga in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Albeiro Usuriaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silas de Andrade was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albeiro Usuriaga in the 22nd minute of play forced Los Hornos's goalkeeper Silas de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zorko Quack came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Hornos's Dário Prada. But to his dismay, Dário Prada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Natus Vincere F.C.'s Orvar Carlsson got a free kick in the 27th minute. Silas de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albeiro Usuriaga in the 31st minute of play. Silas de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albeiro Usuriaga in the 36th minute of the match. Pedro Domingues scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silas de Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Crişan Fenomeno hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Pedro Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Domingues to strike the kick off in the second half. Silas de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taribo West, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Telmo Nogueira hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Los Hornos's Dário Prada got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Los Hornos's Gene Simmons got a free kick in the 59th minute. Natus Vincere F.C. made a substitution. Fulgencio Matia replaced Kjetil-André Digernes. Gene Simmons hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Telmo Nogueira with Gualterio Mede as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 68 minutes into the match, Dário Prada notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Natus Vincere F.C.'s Zorko Quack. Zorko Quack was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 75 minutes into the game, Taribo West recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silas de Andrade. Taribo West showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 80th match minute, Natus Vincere F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telmo Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Natus Vincere F.C.'s Zorko Quack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Prada in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Natus Vincere F.C.'s zone, Dário Prada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zorko Quack came out of the goal and Dário Prada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Los Hornos's Dário Prada got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score was 2-2 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

Los Hornos's Mustafa Erhard quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Telmo Nogueira, made in the 102nd minute of the game. 102 minutes into the match, Natus Vincere F.C.'s goalkeeper Zorko Quack had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dário Prada. Dário Prada scored 3-2 in the 106th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zorko Quack, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Los Hornos had won after a very even match.