Official Cup

Peter O toole
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) General Tanz II's Basilio Abancens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Ciro Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Tipi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Ciro Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Tipi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, General Tanz II's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Cortez came free, but Hermengildo Tipi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. General Tanz II's Hermengildo Tipi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Cortez in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute FC Ruscova were awarded a corner. Jens-Erik Forsberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Hugo Buskermolen hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Basilio Abancens in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dominik Kosakowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12thth minute of the game Basilio Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ruscova's Dominik Kosakowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner led General Tanz II's Willian Queirós to fire away a dangerous shot which Dominik Kosakowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hermengildo Tipi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umur Renan in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Cortez in the 19th minute of play forced General Tanz II's goalkeeper Hermengildo Tipi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Ciro Cortez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Tipi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hermengildo Tipi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Cortez's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Ciro Cortez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but General Tanz II's Hermengildo Tipi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Ciro Cortez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Tipi was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. When FC Ruscova's Ciro Cortez in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye General Tanz II's goalie prevented a goal. Benigno Tonete fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dominik Kosakowski having to interfere. Hermengildo Tipi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Cortez, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Dominik Kosakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Abancens in the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, General Tanz II was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Eufrasio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by René Orságh in the 46th minute of play forced General Tanz II's goalkeeper Hermengildo Tipi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Ciro Cortez made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Ciro Cortez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Tipi was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Ciro Cortez took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hermengildo Tipi. Hermengildo Tipi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Hermengildo Tipi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zachary Snaza in the 60th minute. With his leg Hermengildo Tipi managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when FC Ruscova's Ciro Cortez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 70 minutes into the match, Basilio Abancens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dominik Kosakowski. FC Ruscova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Basilio Abancens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 77th minute Basilio Abancens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominik Kosakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermengildo Tipi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Cortez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Cortez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hermengildo Tipi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Ciro Cortez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but General Tanz II's Hermengildo Tipi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hermengildo Tipi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glauco Motta in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Umur Renan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Tipi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Hermengildo Tipi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro Cortez in the 89th minute. After 90 minutes General Tanz II's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jens-Erik Forsberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to FC Ruscova's Zachary Snaza getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Ciro Cortez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Tipi was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The FC Ruscova supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Ruscova would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.