Official Cup

PATO MARSAL
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nemesio Frasquito started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sixto Guillelmus during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Locura Académica getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Sixto Guillelmus hit a great ball. Godofredo Gabon 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. In the 5th match minute, Palermo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Barto to maneuver through the defense. When Sixto Guillelmus was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 11 minutes had been played. A collision led to Locura Académica getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Sixto Guillelmus hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes Locura Académica got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Frasquito. If Nemesio Frasquito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Andres Leoncio got a free kick in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Locura Académica's Genaro Lizbeth broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Marcelino Polentzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Gerardo Rufo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Locura Académica's zone, Godofredo Gabon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Rufo came out of the goal and Godofredo Gabon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Locura Académica's Gerardo Rufo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Polentzi in the 27th minute of play. Godofredo Gabon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gerardo Rufo. Locura Académica's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gerardo Rufo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelino Polentzi's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelino Polentzi in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerardo Rufo saved Locura Académica from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Marcelino Polentzi made the kick off in the second half. Marcelino Polentzis short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Gerardo Rufo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Marcelino Polentzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerardo Rufo was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Palermo AFC's Marcelino Polentzi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gerardo Rufo. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. In the 59th match minute, Locura Académica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Gregory to maneuver through the defense. If Godofredo Gabon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd match minute, Palermo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Ur to maneuver through the defense. Desiderio Gregory kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes, Palermo AFC's Mauricio Ur shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gerardo Rufo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palermo AFC reached it. Mauricio Ur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gerardo Rufo was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Marcelino Polentzi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelino Polentzi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. A collision led to Locura Académica getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Desiderio Gregory hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elias Barto. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Nemesio Frasquito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Locura Académica's supporters rose to their feet, but Nemesio Frasquito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Israel Betadur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 87 minutes, Isaias Heli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palermo AFC and the Locura Académica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Palermo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaias Heli to maneuver through the defense. Locura Académica's Gerardo Rufo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Polentzi in the 90th minute of play. In the 97th match minute, Locura Académica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Frasquito to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Palermo AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Locura Académica.