Official Cup

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexander Trasatti got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Kun Guo in the 3rd minute of play forced Real Marabino's goalkeeper Jimeno Agustin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Bizen Eguia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Marabino's Jimeno Agustin. Jimeno Agustin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Real Marabino's Jimeno Agustin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bizen Eguia in the 24th minute of play. Bizen Eguia hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Real Marabino's Baldomiro Negroni shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 28th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Reynardo Rubin but with some difficulty. If Bizen Eguia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimeno Agustin came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla F.C.'s Qiao Kun Guo. But to his dismay, Qiao Kun Guo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Bizen Eguia hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Bizen Eguia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute Qiao Kun Guo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimeno Agustin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimeno Agustin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bizen Eguia in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Qiao Kun Guo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Qiao Kun Guo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Jimeno Agustin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Real Marabino's Miguel Cervantes got a free kick in the 57th minute. A hard shot by Qiao Kun Guo from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Jimeno Agustin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Reynardo Rubin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Trasatti, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jimeno Agustin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Qiao Kun Guo went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Real Marabino's Jimeno Agustin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bizen Eguia in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孔竞坤 in the 70th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Reynardo Rubin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Qiao Kun Guo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valhalla F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. A collision led to Real Marabino getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Cristóbal Colon hit a great ball. Cristóbal Colon hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Bizen Eguia took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jimeno Agustin. Jimeno Agustin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Alfredo Ferrini made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cristóbal Colon however managed to control. Jimeno Agustin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bizen Eguia in the 85th minute of the match. Jimeno Agustin came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla F.C.'s Ruud van Nistelrooij. But to his dismay, Ruud van Nistelrooij quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. When Valhalla F.C.'s Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Marabino's goalie prevented a goal. Ruud van Nistelrooij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Jimeno Agustin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valhalla F.C. played a much better game than Real Marabino and deserved their victory. The Real Marabino players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.