Official Cup

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Zeng Ting Xing made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Zeng Ting Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Bosch in the 8th minute of play. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Nicollao Narbona got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Zeng Ting Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zeng Ting Xing in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ermengol Baena saved ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► from getting behind. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Zeng Ting Xing sped through ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ermengol Baena. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Bosch in the 17th minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Franco Bosch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Bosch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 20th minute of play forced ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalkeeper Ermengol Baena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Bosch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Vedat Çelikyay having to make a save. Ali Vedat Çelikyay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Bosch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Bosch in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Vedat Çelikyay saved Union Y Progreso F.C. from getting behind. 32 minutes in the game Venceslas Pumares did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Santiago Meruendano. 35 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Franco Bosch came free, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermengol Baena was a little too slow when Olle Melander got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franco Bosch was the one to do the kick off. Santiago Meruendano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ermengol Baena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match Union Y Progreso F.C. got a corner. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fabio Cordarell ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Fabio Cordarell almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena did a great save. 57 minutes into the game, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Olle Melander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ermengol Baena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 61 minutes into the game, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Santiago Meruendano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ermengol Baena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Ermengol Baena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Meruendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Pan Zheng Li struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Ermengol Baena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Union Y Progreso F.C.. Ermengol Baena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Ting Xing in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Franco Bosch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Union Y Progreso F.C. booed when ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Golob didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Santiago Meruendano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Santiago Meruendano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermengol Baena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► booed when Union Y Progreso F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olle Melander didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fabio Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Union Y Progreso F.C. 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 Fabio Cordarell couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute Olle Melander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermengol Baena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeng Ting Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olle Melander lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 88 minutes into the game, one of Union Y Progreso F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Union Y Progreso F.C.:s Ali Vedat Çelikyay showed great skill when he stopped Cordario Bazarra:s penalty. Joaquim Hita hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Ali Vedat Çelikyay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Quirce Lamas in the 97th minute. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.