Official Cup

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Oscar De León started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Atlético Municipal got a freekick which was hit by Jarkko Tuovinen. If Alfredo Tomasini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Sena in the 8th minute of play forced ALIANZA 1901's goalkeeper Ruy Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruy Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andoni Viguri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruy Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar De León in the 16th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Atlético Municipal's Oscar De León made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruy Berger was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ruy Berger made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Oscar De León sent off a good shot on target. Willie Colon came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ruy Berger could save by the left post. With an all-out effort, Atlético Municipal's Ruy Berger threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oscar De León, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Oscar De León came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Atlético Municipal 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 Oscar De León couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Claude Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Alfredo Tomasini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALIANZA 1901 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 35th minute Claude Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Willie Colon took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Ruy Berger to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar De León in the 47th minute of play forced ALIANZA 1901's goalkeeper Ruy Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 49th minute Atlético Municipal were awarded a corner. Claude Sena went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Claude Sena got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ruy Berger quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The wind increased when Alfredo Tomasini made the kick off in the second half. Ruy Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claude Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute Oscar De León shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruy Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willie Colon, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, ALIANZA 1901's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar De León came free, but Ruy Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Luis Escobar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ALIANZA 1901's Ruy Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar De León in the 59th minute of play. Ruy Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willie Colon, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 62 minutes of play, Atlético Municipal's Willie Colon made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruy Berger was left in no man's land by his defense there! Atlético Municipal's Frank Dusett was substituted for Oscar De León. After 66 played minutes ALIANZA 1901 got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Tomasini. In the 67th minute, Frank Dusett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Municipal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 70th minute Frank Dusett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruy Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Chuan Cintron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis Escobar. Ruy Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claude Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chuan Cintron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Escobar in the 75th minute. Claude Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ruy Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Frank Dusett came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Atlético Municipal 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 Frank Dusett couldn't finish the play. Ruy Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Dusett in the 82nd minute of the match. Frank Dusett scored 5-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruy Berger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Frank Dusett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atlético Municipal made a substitution. Nuno Galve replaced Silvanito Gainza. Pancho Tabernilla's late challenge caught a Atlético Municipal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pancho Tabernilla helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes ALIANZA 1901 got a freekick which was hit by Pancho Tabernilla. Frank Dusett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atlético Municipal fans cheered their team off the field, for while ALIANZA 1901 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.