Official Cup

Estadio Resistencia
Spectators: 146 (Terracing: 110, 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. Jorge Hagi started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Resistencia booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaakob Rahkonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Hagi in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaetano Mathieu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Jorge Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaetano Mathieu was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 15thth minute of the game Jorge Hagi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Resistencia's Gaetano Mathieu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jorge Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaetano Mathieu was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 26th minute Mario Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaetano Mathieu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddy Sabin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Hagi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaetano Mathieu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gregorio Martinez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gaetano Mathieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaetano Mathieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Resistencia booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Elivareo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44thth minute of the game Freddy Sabin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46thth minute of the game Jorge Hagi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Resistencia's Gaetano Mathieu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Sabin to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Jorge Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaetano Mathieu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaetano Mathieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Resistencia's Hugo Bakker in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Ben Hur's goalie prevented a goal. In the 59th minute Freddy Sabin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montrell Harrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Bakker in the 60th minute of play. Gaetano Mathieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Elivareo in the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Jorge Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Hagi got free with Gaetano Mathieu in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaetano Mathieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Elivareo in the 76th minute of the match. Sportivo Ben Hur made a substitution. Bumin Sabuncu replaced 宋皓沙. Sportivo Ben Hur made a substitution. Arturo Baladi replaced Teo Elivareo. If Jorge Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Noureddine Fillali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sportivo Ben Hur's Mario Rodriguez got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arturo Baladi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaetano Mathieu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Resistencia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonas Esiquio was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Ben Hur's players had a chance to rest. Resistencia's attentive Genaro Illan managed to snatch the ball when Eduardo Arnalt made a throw-in in the 94th minute of the game. After 94 minutes, Hugo Bakker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Resistencia and the Sportivo Ben Hur players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Resistencia's Hugo Bakker got a free kick in the 95th minute.