Official Cup

Viejo San Martín
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kang Feng started the match with the kick off. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 5th minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Iker Mincho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Kang Feng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Lennie Buckler fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 10 minutes into the game, Kang Feng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Esteco fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 16th minute, Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esteco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 18th minute Kang Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbyszko Szpakowski kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Iker Mincho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Claude, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalie prevented a goal. Iker Mincho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Esteco getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Rodolfo Perez hit a great ball. Iker Mincho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Daniel Ghițescu replaced Rolando Hodei.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso got free with Iker Mincho in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute Kang Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Feng in the 56th minute of play. In the 61st minute Daniel Ghițescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Salvador Salomon got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Jacobo Vincent replaced Kang Feng. In the 63rd match minute, Alvarado de Mar del Plata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Salomon to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iker Mincho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso's late challenge caught a Alvarado de Mar del Plata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Alvarado de Mar del Plata booed when Esteco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Mincho having to interfere. Iker Mincho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Esteco's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Ghițescu in the 83rd minute of play. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, Esteco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Claude to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Daniel Ghițescu made a precise shot to the right of Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo. Esteco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Esteco's Jiří Petera was substituted for Samuel Claude. Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alvarado de Mar del Plata had won after a very even match.