Official Cup

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, 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. Ás Ronaldo started the match with the kick off. Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Ladva in the 4th minute of play. After 6 minutes Tacheros OFF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ege Træet who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Madison's Ege Træet to fire away a dangerous shot which Rodolfo Anaya despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game Ás Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Gol in the 13th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Ás Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodolfo Anaya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ás Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Rodolfo Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ás Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Ás Ronaldo came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Najarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Emmanuel having to interfere. Arnaldo Firman hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Ás Ronaldo struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Rodolfo Anaya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Madison. If Henri Ladva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute Henri Ladva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mete Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Ás Ronaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Anaya was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ás Ronaldo in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodolfo Anaya saved Tacheros OFF from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ás Ronaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Anaya was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 35thth minute of the game Ás Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ás Ronaldo in the 40th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tacheros OFF booed when Madison was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ás Ronaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Gol in the 48th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save 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.

When Faustão Melo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Tacheros OFF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Faustão Melo couldn't finish the play. Mete Gol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mete Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Rodolfo Anaya made a huge save. Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Tacheros OFF from getting a goal against them. Rodolfo Anaya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ás Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. 70 minutes into the match, Madison's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Melo came free, but Ernesto Emmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes, Ás Ronaldo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernesto Emmanuel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Najarro in the 81st minute of play. After 83 played minutes, Madison's Brahim Boutabout shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Madison reached it. Ás Ronaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute Madison were awarded a corner. Ege Træet went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Madison's corner Ege Træet fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodolfo Anaya quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ás Ronaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Madison's supporters rose to their feet, but Ás Ronaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Anaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Tacheros OFF getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Alonzo Laurentzi hit a great ball. When the match was over Madison could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tacheros OFF throughout the match.