Official Cup

Templo de los Dioses
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Maher took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Maher in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Ruisko saved Beltrán City FC from getting behind. Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Columbo in the 7th minute of play. When Cosmos Soccer Club's Marcus Maher in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Beltrán City FC's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 17 minutes, Jonah Dobbs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cosmos Soccer Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonah Dobbs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Columbo came free, but Quintin Saldana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Genaro Raymundo got free with Quintin Saldana in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beltrán City FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victoriano Columbo in the 26th minute. In the 36th minute Marcus Maher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Ruisko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marcus Maher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tyson Stanford to maneuver through the defense. Genaro Raymundo might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Quintin Saldana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Genaro Raymundo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 47th minute, Genaro Raymundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Genaro Raymundo made the kick off in the second half. Beltrán City FC's Victoriano Columbo got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Miguel Beltre got a free kick in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Columbo in the 54th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Quintin Saldana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 minutes, Genaro Raymundo made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Genaro Raymundo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Quintin Saldana. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Genaro Raymundo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Fulgencio Ruisko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvin Santiago in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the game, Beltrán City FC's Genaro Raymundo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Quintin Saldana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Feliberto Bernard's late challenge caught a Cosmos Soccer Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feliberto Bernard helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Beltrán City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Bernard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fulgencio Ruisko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Maher, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Beltrán City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Quilo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes Beltrán City FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Quilo. Marcus Maher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Ruisko having to interfere. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Claude Tuttle hit a great ball. Claude Tuttle hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.