Official Cup

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Simon took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Barrialito AFC's Damario Monteserin got a free kick in the 9th minute. Santiago Simon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Frasco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franc Armani. The goal made the score 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandros Peropoulos got free with Franc Armani in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santiago Simon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Frasco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 24th minute Santiago Simon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Frasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Invisible getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Milton Casco hit a great ball. In the 29th match minute, Barrialito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damario Monteserin to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Santiago Simon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felix Frasco was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Felix Frasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Simon in the 35th minute of the match. Conrado Txordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 played minutes Barrialito AFC got a freekick which was hit by Han Bin Yi. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandros Peropoulos to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Invisible's zone, Alexandros Peropoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franc Armani came out of the goal and Alexandros Peropoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Invisible's Franc Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Txordon in the 55th minute of play. After 57 minutes Invisible's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Eleazar who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alexandros Peropoulos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franc Armani quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franc Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. In the 70thth minute of the game Santiago Simon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrialito AFC's Felix Frasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franc Armani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 79th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Franc Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas De La Cruz struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Felix Frasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Invisible. Invisible's Franc Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Witkowski in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Barrialito AFC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Han Bin Yi hit a great ball. Franc Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Witkowski in the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barrialito AFC had won after a very even match.