Official Cup

SPARTAKUS STADIUM
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) In the 5th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgilio Rojas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 9 played minutes PUNTARENAS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Mata. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macho Madrigal in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match, Julian Gaueko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerry Lodge saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Gaueko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th match minute, PUNTARENAS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Mata to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Joe Herring managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valencia C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Joe Herring was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Rojas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when Macho Madrigal tried to sneak it across the goal line. PUNTARENAS F.C's Virgilio Rojas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 25th minute of play. Virgilio Rojas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 26th minute of the match. Jerry Lodge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Gaueko in the 28th minute of play. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 31st minute of play forced PUNTARENAS F.C's goalkeeper Virgilio Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgilio Rojas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Virgilio Rojas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuan Wei Han, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when Chucky Norris tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Joe Herring notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of PUNTARENAS F.C's Virgilio Rojas. Virgilio Rojas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adalberto Mata got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, PUNTARENAS F.C's Adalberto Mata got a free kick in the 44th minute. Virgilio Rojas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joe Herring to strike the kick off in the second half. Virgilio Rojas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio Rojas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joe Herring in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Bean. After 59 played minutes, PUNTARENAS F.C's Ricardo Gutxi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerry Lodge came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in PUNTARENAS F.C reached it. Virgilio Rojas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgilio Rojas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Macho Madrigal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chucky Norris in the 72nd minute of the match. Virgilio Rojas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 74th minute of play forced PUNTARENAS F.C's goalkeeper Virgilio Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joe Herring succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 76th playminute. PUNTARENAS F.C made a substitution. Ciro Teles replaced Agustin Villalobos. In the 82ndth minute of the game Joe Herring who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PUNTARENAS F.C's Virgilio Rojas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 88th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncay Candeğer to maneuver through the defense. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Florentin Gougeon replaced Joe Herring. Jerry Lodge didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leopoldo Nuñez went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Although PUNTARENAS F.C had been in control for most of the match, Valencia C.F. still came away with the win.