Official Cup

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Hilario Txordon made the kick off and thus started the match. Mauricio Celio charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mauricio Celio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when Pegaso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauricio Celio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inocencio Fonda was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the game, Fermin Deunoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hernan Firmin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When German Urritz came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ 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 German Urritz couldn't finish the play. German Urritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Romulo Pietro 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. When Virgilio Efren fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pegaso's protests and gave Virgilio Efren a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes Pegaso got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Efren. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Inocencio Fonda shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Uriel Orland but with some difficulty. Marcelino Quintun in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uriel Orland, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hernan Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Botello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when German Urritz got free with Uriel Orland in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pegaso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Inocencio Fonda was slow to take the kick. During this time ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s players had a chance to rest. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Inocencio Fonda was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Uriel Orland in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hernan Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Txordon in the 29th minute of play. After 31 played minutes Pegaso got a freekick which was hit by Mauricio Celio. 32 minutes into the match, Inocencio Fonda sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Uriel Orland threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Inocencio Fonda this time. After a defensive mix-up in Pegaso's zone, Inocencio Fonda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uriel Orland came out of the goal and Inocencio Fonda 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 ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ defense, Niceto Botello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernan Firmin. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernan Firmin should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd match minute, Pegaso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Deunoro to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute Marcelino Quintun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uriel Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hilario Txordon scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hernan Firmin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.

After 53 minutes of play, Pegaso's Niceto Botello made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hernan Firmin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th minute Niceto Botello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Pietro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Uriel Orland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Cordario hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Urritz in the 61st minute of play forced Pegaso's goalkeeper Uriel Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Hernan Firmin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Fermin Deunoro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pegaso's supporters rose to their feet, but Fermin Deunoro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernan Firmin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76thth minute of the game German Urritz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pegaso's Uriel Orland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Uriel Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Quintun in the 91st minute of the match. Niceto Botello hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Marcelino Quintun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Uriel Orland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Pegaso supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pegaso would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.