Official Cup

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 558 (Terracing: 420, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raimundo Espírito Santo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldinho Messias in the 4th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Messias in the 5th minute of play. In the 5th minute Osvaldinho Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Franquis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Acatincăi in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Juventus PTM's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Moneda came free, but Armando Gazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 14th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 17th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Messias in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Osvaldinho Messias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus PTM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Koray Karan hit a great ball. Armando Gazza acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Adrio Sobrido. The attack was good, but when Bruno Moneda in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 36 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Amar Bouziane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Gazza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tristan Franquis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yenal Tanır, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Fausto Comillas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventus PTM were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vidar Albäck took the corner. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruno Moneda made a kick off. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrique Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tristan Franquis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Espírito Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Juventus PTM's goal looked a bit too open when Silvio Rainerio came free, but Armando Gazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvio Rainerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juventus PTM's Petre Mitică was substituted for Florentin Clarisse. After 82 minutes, Fausto Comillas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara and the Juventus PTM players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Imperio Catatumbo de Lara getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Fausto Comillas hit a great ball. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Honcioiu in the 84th minute of the match.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Juventus PTM walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.