Official Cup

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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ximenes Castilla made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes independiente got a freekick which was hit by Ximenes Castilla. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Granate's goalkeeper Sixto Quinten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hardi Äetma. In the 10th minute of the match independiente got a corner. Granate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arsenio Rito ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to independiente's Raimundo Frans getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Sixto Quinten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ximenes Castilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A hard shot 12 in the game by Ximenes Castilla from a close distance when the talented Sixto Quinten managed to make a qualified save. Granate's players were relieved. Ximenes Castilla did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Sixto Quinten 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Sören Bengtsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Sixto Quinten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sixto Quinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sören Bengtsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Sixto Quinten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Christos Triantafyllou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pepe Santoro was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ximenes Castilla in the 37th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Sixto Quinten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Usko Ruuttu in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Granate's Sixto Quinten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Granate from getting a goal against them. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christos Triantafyllou was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Sixto Quinten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Christos Triantafyllou dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pepe Santoro, 2-1. Sören Bengtsson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Sixto Quinten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Ximenes Castilla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The independiente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 70 minutes into the match, independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Macario. Granate's Sixto Quinten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ainar Põld in the 72nd minute of play. After 74 minutes, Christos Triantafyllou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Granate and the independiente players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christos Triantafyllou hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. independiente made a substitution. Eriberto Javiero replaced Hardi Äetma. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Christos Triantafyllou hit a great ball. When Ainar Põld came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the independiente fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ainar Põld couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Miguel Macario hit a great ball. Granate's Sixto Quinten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ximenes Castilla in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Usko Ruuttu came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Granate's Sixto Quinten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ximenes Castilla in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, independiente's Sören Bengtsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sixto Quinten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1.