Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isidro Oliviero started the match with the kick off. Graziani Moranto made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Youssef Malek immediately put the ball in play. In the 11th match minute, Revolución Joao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keith Richards to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Isidro Oliviero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Abadia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Bartoli in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Leandro Bartoli made a precise shot to the right of Omar Abadia. Barbudos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Isidro Oliviero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olavo Velloso. Revolución Joao FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidro Oliviero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Revolución Joao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Oliviero came free, but Olavo Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barbudos FC's Omar Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Bartoli in the 31st minute of play. After some careless play in the Revolución Joao FC defense, Dionisio Chorche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olavo Velloso. The Revolución Joao FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olavo Velloso should have stopped the shot. In the 39th minute, Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rdth minute of the game Youssef Malek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barbudos FC's Omar Abadia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olavo Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidro Oliviero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Abadia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youssef Malek in the 45th minute of play. The supporters of Revolución Joao FC booed when Barbudos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Martxelin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Youssef Malek made a kick off. Keno Cantona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Oliviero in the 56th minute of play forced Revolución Joao FC's goalkeeper Olavo Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Isidro Oliviero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olavo Velloso was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th minute, Zambrano Bravo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Revolución Joao FC made a substitution. Gavril Stoican replaced Youssef Malek. Revolución Joao FC's Azconzábal Morante was substituted for Keith Richards. After a rather tough play, Revolución Joao FC's Zambrano Bravo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Oliviero in the 69th minute of play forced Revolución Joao FC's goalkeeper Olavo Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Isidro Oliviero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Revolución Joao FC made a substitution. Aguinaga Casasola replaced Leandro Bartoli. Olavo Velloso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franco Beccari's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the Revolución Joao FC defense, Franco Beccari kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olavo Velloso. The Revolución Joao FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olavo Velloso should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Franco Beccari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbudos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Franco Beccari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olavo Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 91 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Omar Abadia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aguinaga Casasola. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Barbudos FC fully deserved thier win.