Official Cup

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paolo Estefan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Paolo Estefan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ZORZAL01's Mauricio Maura. Mauricio Maura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arsenio Maldonado got free with Teodosio Bento in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Esteban Mark took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mauricio Maura. Mauricio Maura 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. Ladislao Jaunzuria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Bento having to interfere. Teodosio Bento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvestre Jakue in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Estefan in the 21st minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Maura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres D'Alessandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Municipales FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alfonso Cordeara hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes, ZORZAL01's Edgardo Nardo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teodosio Bento came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ZORZAL01 reached it. Gregorio Cortez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. Gregorio Cortez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Andres D'Alessandro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mauricio Maura skillfully saved the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Municipales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Quico came free, but Teodosio Bento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Perpinya in the 28th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Municipales FC's Teodosio Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Jakue in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Honorio Quico got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 39th match minute, Municipales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Cordeara to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Maura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Perpinya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Honorio Quico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mauricio Maura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Esteban Mark showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 56 minute of play. Alfonso Cordeara hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Municipales FC's zone, Edgardo Nardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodosio Bento came out of the goal and Edgardo Nardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Honorio Quico's late challenge caught a Municipales FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Honorio Quico helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Honorio Quico hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Paolo Estefan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mauricio Maura. That made the score 0-4 in the 68 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Perpinya in the 76th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Arsenio Maldonado hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Jonathan Amor got a free kick in the 79th minute. Andres D'Alessandro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Mauricio Maura made a huge save. In the 83rd minute Honorio Quico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Honorio Quico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ZORZAL01 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Perpinya in the 89th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Maura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Perpinya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteban Mark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Mauricio Maura made a huge save. After 92 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Unai. The Municipales FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Municipales FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.