Official Cup

El gigante norteño
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Qin Kun Xi made the kick off which started today's match. Leonides Velasco came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Velez sarsfield's Qin Kun Xi. But to his dismay, Qin Kun Xi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 7th minute, Qin Kun Xi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonides Velasco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Leonides Velasco came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Velez sarsfield's Qin Kun Xi. But to his dismay, Qin Kun Xi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Fabio Regis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Leonides Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Velez sarsfield's Alejo Larra got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th match minute, Club A. Chipa y Tereré was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Corderun to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Justo Segio during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Justo Segio kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes Club A. Chipa y Tereré got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Corderun. Leonides Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qin Kun Xi in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qin Kun Xi in the 30th minute of play forced Club A. Chipa y Tereré's goalkeeper Leonides Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes of play, Velez sarsfield's Qin Kun Xi made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club A. Chipa y Tereré were furious when Nicanor Uzuri was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvano Quinteros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonides Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustin Bernaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Velez sarsfield got a corner. Club A. Chipa y Tereré's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fabio Regis ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Alejo Larra managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 65th match minute, Club A. Chipa y Tereré was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olari Mõniste to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walter Pico in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonides Velasco saved Club A. Chipa y Tereré from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Walter Pico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonides Velasco was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Rolando Corderun in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Velez sarsfield's Alejo Larra. Walter Pico might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonides Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Walter Pico ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Pico in the 74th minute of play forced Club A. Chipa y Tereré's goalkeeper Leonides Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Larra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Rolando Corderun got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Walter Pico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velez sarsfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabio Regis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leonides Velasco. That made the score 0-8 in the 88 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Walter Pico got free with Leonides Velasco in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Velez sarsfield's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.