Official Cup

VILLANUEVA STREET
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Isamit started the match with the kick off. The Cardiff City FC fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Cardiff City FC's Oscar Blai looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in VILLANUEVA FC's zone, Efrain Mark stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Manuel Larralde came out of the goal and Efrain Mark tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st minute, Efrain Mark 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. In the 29th minute, Oscar Blai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardiff City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 35th minute, Efrain Mark made a precise shot to the right of Juan Manuel Larralde. VILLANUEVA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 41 minutes into the game, Oscar Blai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Juan Manuel Larralde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Blai to make the kick off. In the 57th of the match, Efrain Mark tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Juan Manuel Larralde got in the way and made a wonderful save. With a little luck, VILLANUEVA FC's Juan Manuel Larralde got control of the ball when Oscar Blai tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute, Oscar Blai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardiff City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Seran Palomino who after having made a long run got a chance for a shot on goal. Despite a couple of nice moves Filomeno Rencio's wasn't to be fooled and made an easy save when Seran Palomino was beeing forced to shoot. Oscar Blai had several of the VILLANUEVA FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Juan Manuel Larralde as he didn't even see the shot coming. Oscar Blai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to VILLANUEVA FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Rutenio Kovasic hit a great ball. VILLANUEVA FC's Juan Manuel Larralde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Mark in the 83rd minute of play. After 86 played minutes VILLANUEVA FC got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Basualdo. Oscar Blai took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Manuel Larralde. Juan Manuel Larralde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. Cardiff City FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.