Prized/Friendly Cup

Central de Buenos Ai
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maximo Theobald got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Palermo in the 3rd minute of play forced Trocha Media FC's goalkeeper Cristo Artal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Lizardi charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cornelio Lizardi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Cavern Club booed when Trocha Media FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelio Lizardi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristo Artal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Otsoko in the 12th minute of the match. Cristo Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ermegildo Otsoko scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristo Artal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the The Cavern Club defense, Maximo Theobald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Esiquio. The The Cavern Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Esiquio should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd match minute, Trocha Media FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciriaco Eufemio to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Martín Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Cavern Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Martín Palermo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristo Artal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute, Maximo Theobald got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Trocha Media FC booed when The Cavern Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apolo Dimas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Zeledon Matia sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Tomás Esiquio threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Zeledon Matia this time. The long shot by Ciriaco Eufemio in the 31st minute really tested Tomás Esiquio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 36 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's Anacleto Lobo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristo Artal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Trocha Media FC's Cristo Artal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Otsoko in the 37th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Martín Palermo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Artal. Trocha Media FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martín Palermo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of The Cavern Club booed when Trocha Media FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Rafel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximo Theobald charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximo Theobald the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 62 minutes into the match, Ermegildo Otsoko notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Trocha Media FC's Cristo Artal. Cristo Artal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermegildo Otsoko succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 65th playminute. Cristo Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Luix, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Trocha Media FC's goalkeeper Cristo Artal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martín Palermo. Cristo Artal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martín Cabezon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 78 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ermegildo Otsoko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristo Artal. That made the score 1-6 in the 82 minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Fidel Macias got a free kick in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, Trocha Media FC's Maximo Theobald got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 94 minutes of play, Trocha Media FC's Maximo Theobald made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Esiquio was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Cavern Club's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.