Official Cup

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 192 (Terracing: 145, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) In the 5th match minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Archibeque to maneuver through the defense. Cruz Salcedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Algirdas Brazauskas in the 6th minute. Rytis Paškevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urbasa Sandoval in the 10th minute of play. Rytis Paškevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbasa Sandoval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC COSA NOSTRA's Rytis Paškevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urbasa Sandoval in the 23rd minute of play. Lavallén Oca's late challenge caught a FC COSA NOSTRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lavallén Oca helped the player get up and apologised. 26 minutes into the game, one of Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 27 minutes, FC COSA NOSTRA's Aloyzas Jučas got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cruz Salcedo. After a defensive mix-up in Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's zone, Algirdas Brazauskas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cruz Salcedo came out of the goal and Algirdas Brazauskas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Algirdas Brazauskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cruz Salcedo having to interfere. Rytis Paškevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Espinosa Manteca, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After taking down the ball on Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's corner Cagua Vilarrubia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rytis Paškevičius quite easily take care of the ball. Urbasa Sandoval recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kojiro Schneider struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Rytis Paškevičius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Algirdas Brazauskas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urbasa Sandoval got free with Rytis Paškevičius in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rytis Paškevičius made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Kojiro Schneider sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FC COSA NOSTRA booed when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urtzi Jordana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Urtzi Jordana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC COSA NOSTRA the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 60th minute, Aloyzas Jučas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC COSA NOSTRA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Aloyzas Jučas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. FC COSA NOSTRA's Rytis Paškevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kojiro Schneider in the 68th minute of play. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Algirdas Brazauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naglis Genys in the 71st minute of play. After 76 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Kojiro Schneider. If Audrius Jurgaitis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naglis Genys in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato booed when FC COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algirdas Brazauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 83 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Ramūnas Budraitis. Rytis Paškevičius didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Urbasa Sandoval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rytis Paškevičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Audrius Jurgaitis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cruz Salcedo having to interfere. FC COSA NOSTRA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato for a fine match.