Official Cup

Eaton Park
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made the kick off and thus started the match. Cristinel Paraschivescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Inocencio Veronica. Rafaela FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Basilio Guillerme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Severo Oriche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lawrance See. Stratton FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severo Oriche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 26th minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made a precise shot to the right of Lawrance See. Stratton FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Stratton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Paraschivescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Camillo Daniele kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 38th minute of play. Matt Sanderson shot from long distance in the 45th minute, but Inocencio Veronica was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 45th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eloy Gipuzkoa to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the game, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Lawrance See was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Alessandro Sacchi made the kick off in the second half. Stratton FC's Lawrance See proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Stratton FC from getting a goal against them. After 59 minutes Rafaela FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alessandro Sacchi who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Stratton FC's Alessandro Sacchi to fire away a dangerous shot which Inocencio Veronica despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Octavio Gonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Lawrance See tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Lawrance See tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rafaela FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lawrance See breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Oriche came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Furia might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrance See. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Furia ran back to his position shaking his head. Stratton FC's Irving Mcjunkins was substituted for Alessandro Sacchi. Stratton FC made a substitution. Jared Wivell replaced Matt Sanderson. Jaffery Tarrant charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaffery Tarrant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th minute, one of Stratton FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stratton FC. In the 91st minute, the referee gave Rafaela FC a penalty. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Lawrance See.