Official Cup

Cúpula del Trueno
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hristo Stoichkov took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Pepito Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIVERPOOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pepito Barral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Hristo Stoichkov came free, but Tomasz Puchlik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Hristo Stoichkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Athletico Picapedrense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Hristo Stoichkov came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tomasz Puchlik could save by the left post. Tomasz Puchlik was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Hristo Stoichkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hristo Stoichkov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Athletico Picapedrense's zone, Pepito Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesus Sayveon came out of the goal and Pepito Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Athletico Picapedrense defense, Pepito Barral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jesus Sayveon. The Athletico Picapedrense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jesus Sayveon should have stopped the shot. Jesus Sayveon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepito Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute of the match, Hristo Stoichkov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tomasz Puchlik was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hristo Stoichkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomasz Puchlik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Hristo Stoichkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Tomasz Puchlik made a huge save. Jesus Sayveon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepito Barral in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to LIVERPOOL getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ariel Reyes hit a great ball. A collision led to LIVERPOOL getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Elvis Reyes hit a great ball. Hristo Stoichkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Tomasz Puchlik skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

Athletico Picapedrense made a substitution. Lorenzo Jubera replaced Horaţiu Crăiță. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepito Barral to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristo Stoichkov in the 58th minute of play forced LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Tomasz Puchlik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the game, LIVERPOOL's Pepito Barral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesus Sayveon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepito Barral in the 65th minute of play forced Athletico Picapedrense's goalkeeper Jesus Sayveon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Athletico Picapedrense's Orlondo Aguado was substituted for Hristo Stoichkov. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Tomasz Puchlik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by LIVERPOOL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juanito Gabucio was slow to take the kick. During this time Athletico Picapedrense's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Geoffrey Dutton advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-2 in the 72nd minute. LIVERPOOL were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Athletico Picapedrense's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bozkurt Akşit took the corner. 80 minutes into the match, Athletico Picapedrense's Eloi Fontanella sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomasz Puchlik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Coronel Ribas got a throw-in 86 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Zenon Klewinski. In the 92nd minute Pepito Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Sayveon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eloi Fontanella kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Eloi Fontanella fired away a free kick at goal. It was hit a tad too hard, and went over the crossbar. Eren Berbatov made in the 96th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LIVERPOOL's Ariel Reyes. LIVERPOOL's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.