Official Cup

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emerson Sheikh got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, 俞坤飞 had to leave the field with a concussion. After 6 played minutes Tabalongo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Pomar. 10 minutes into the match, Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper Ignacio Mahuzier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Pomar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Mansilha in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nemesio De la Sotta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tabalongo AFC's Nemesio De la Sotta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emerson Sheikh in the 15th minute of play. Txomin Cuminao took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ignacio Mahuzier. Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nemesio De la Sotta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Sheikh in the 19th minute of play. Nemesio De la Sotta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When Barrabases de Victoria's Emerson Sheikh in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tabalongo AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Luis Javier Bacigalupo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Joel Pomars short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Ignacio Mahuzier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Romano Aguacero hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper Ignacio Mahuzier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nemesio De la Sotta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincente Rendic in the 39th minute of the match. Ignacio Mahuzier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isaac Felip's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Vincente Rendic scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nemesio De la Sotta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Pomar made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Tabalongo AFC's Luis Javier Bacigalupo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Luis Javier Bacigalupo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tabalongo AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Luis Javier Bacigalupo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Velasco Neil kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Barrabases de Victoria's Clemencín Zamorano was substituted for Vincente Rendic. The supporters of Barrabases de Victoria booed when Tabalongo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velasco Neil didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Pedro Mansilha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrabases de Victoria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Mansilha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute Pedro Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio De la Sotta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Emerson Sheikh notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Tabalongo AFC's Nemesio De la Sotta. Nemesio De la Sotta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Jeronimo Villacosta came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Tabalongo AFC 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 Jeronimo Villacosta couldn't finish the play. Emerson Sheikhs short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Nemesio De la Sotta to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 85th minute, Fernán Caticura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barrabases de Victoria's Yong 曹操 was substituted for Pedro Mansilha. In the 86th match minute, Barrabases de Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernán Caticura to maneuver through the defense. Nemesio De la Sotta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yong 曹操 in the 88th minute. Romano Aguacero kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Fernán Caticura hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Joel Pomar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacio Mahuzier was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Barrabases de Victoria's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.