Official Cup

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Severino Di Giovanni made the kick off which started today's match. El ABUELO FC's Rodolfo Bertassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 2nd minute of play. Rodolfo Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 4th minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto-Federico Acosta came free, but Rodolfo Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to El ABUELO FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Celso Gerazan hit a great ball. Rodolfo Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 9th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Ulises Manex notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of República de la Boca's Gustavo Gabriel. Gustavo Gabriel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulises Manex could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Gustavo Gabriel made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Ulises Manex's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Gabriel was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto-Federico Acosta came free, but Rodolfo Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute El ABUELO FC were awarded a corner. Remus Bălășoiu went to the cornerflag to take it. Rodolfo Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 30th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andreas Björkdahl in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodolfo Bertassi saved El ABUELO FC from getting behind. 34 minutes into the match, Ulises Manex notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of República de la Boca's Gustavo Gabriel. Gustavo Gabriel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Severino Di Giovanni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodolfo Bertassi was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute Alberto-Federico Acosta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 43rd minute of play. Gustavo Gabriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Manex, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Andreas Björkdahl sped through El ABUELO FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodolfo Bertassi. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

With a little luck, El ABUELO FC's Rodolfo Bertassi got control of the ball when Alberto-Federico Acosta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 56 played minutes El ABUELO FC got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Fix. In the 61st minute Andreas Björkdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Björkdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes República de la Boca got a freekick which was hit by Higinio Turi. Andreas Björkdahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Rodolfo Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Ulises Manex managed to get in a good position for a shot. El ABUELO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulises Manex was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Gabriel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute Tincho Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. República de la Boca were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing El ABUELO FC to leave the ground with a draw.