Official Cup

La Cantera
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Blas Estevez made the kick off which started today's match. When Formentera's Blas Estevez in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grütly's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Formentera's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Olentzaro came free, but Amanda van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Formentera's Fabio Monte in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grütly's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Torres in the 11th minute of play forced Formentera's goalkeeper Amanda van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute of the match Grütly got a corner. Formentera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guido Olentzaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Grütly booed when Formentera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo León didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amanda van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Olentzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Esteve Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The long shot by Fabio Monte in the 17th minute really tested Epifanio Boniel's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Olentzaro in the 20th minute of play forced Formentera's goalkeeper Amanda van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Oliviero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Amanda van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Formentera getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Paulo Enmanuel hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horacio Cordeiro during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blas Estevez was extremely unlucky when he, in the 35th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 36 minutes into the match, Formentera's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Oliviero came free, but Amanda van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Grütly got a corner. Formentera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guido Olentzaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. 40 minutes into the match, Formentera's Fabio Monte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Epifanio Boniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guido Olentzaro scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amanda van der Sar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elpidio Gabrio kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Oliviero was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Guido Olentzaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Amanda van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute, Guido Olentzaro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Grütly made a substitution. Marcelino Eguerdi replaced Tadeo Frichoso. The audience was convinced that Horacio Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Boniel was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 61st minute, Blas Estevez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Formentera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. With his leg Amanda van der Sar managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Grütly's Fidel Gomesano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Epifanio Boniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Enmanuel in the 67th minute of play. Honorio Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th match minute, Grütly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Gabrio to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Grütly defense, Horacio Cordeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Boniel. The Grütly fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Boniel should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Grütly's zone, Blas Estevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Boniel came out of the goal and Blas Estevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Tomas Oliviero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Formentera's Amanda van der Sar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Grütly booed when Formentera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Fernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victorio Tauro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amanda van der Sar. Formentera's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Amanda van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grütly were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Formentera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorio Tauro took the corner. Grütly's Tomas Oliviero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Amanda van der Sar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Amanda van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Oliviero, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Victorio Tauro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amanda van der Sar. Formentera's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Grütly walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.