Official Cup

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olgierd Gajewski got the match started through his kick off. Belchior Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olgierd Gajewski's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olgierd Gajewski in the 4th minute of the match. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Beliran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Beliran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 28th minute. A hard shot 28 in the game by Jan-Olof Eliasson from a close distance when the talented Rodrigo Beliran managed to make a qualified save. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s players were relieved. 30 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Masa came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s zone, Alessio Scandella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Beliran came out of the goal and Alessio Scandella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute of the match ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ got a corner. La Gallardeta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jorge Kemen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Olof Eliasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Beliran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Gotzon in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd match minute, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilgin Erol to maneuver through the defense. Belchior Saldanha was a little too slow when Olgierd Gajewski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-1. When Deyan Iordănescu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Gallardeta's protests and gave Deyan Iordănescu a yellow card for diving instead. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Gallardeta! The goalkeeper, Belchior Saldanha, was totally fooled by ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Jorge Kemen, who 62 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Maximo Abajas was substituted for Armando Lore. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ made a substitution. Edmund Sobczak replaced Olgierd Gajewski. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Cordarrel in the 78th minute of play. With an all-out effort, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Belchior Saldanha threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Cordarrel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 88 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Eliasson came free, but Rodrigo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Deyan Iordănescu got a free kick in the 95th minute. Edmund Sobczak who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 97thth minute tested the skills of Belchior Saldanha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.