Official Cup

Estadio Ipinco
Spectators: 2629 (Terracing: 1973, Seating: 604, VIP seats: 52) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Domingo Macuada made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, P L A C I J A Z Z's goal looked a bit too open when Domingo Macuada came free, but Amadeo Bernabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abner Villalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Abner Villalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Zammit in the 9th minute of play forced P L A C I J A Z Z's goalkeeper Amadeo Bernabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ipinco's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guter Feliu in the 10th minute. It was a well-played corner which Poulus Lizana Lezana managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 12 minutes into the match, P L A C I J A Z Z's Ronaldinho Gaúcho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abner Villalobos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ronaldinho Gaúcho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abner Villalobos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Ronaldinho Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abner Villalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Bernabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Macuada in the 18th minute of the match. Luis Alberto Duncker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 22 minutes into the match, Ipinco's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaúcho came free, but Abner Villalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldinho Gaúcho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abner Villalobos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Ronaldinho Gaúcho might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abner Villalobos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldinho Gaúcho ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Ipinco's zone, Ronaldinho Gaúcho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abner Villalobos came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Gaúcho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ipinco's goalkeeper Abner Villalobos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldinho Gaúcho took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abner Villalobos. Abner Villalobos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Amadeo Bernabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Macuada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Macuada in the 36th minute of play forced P L A C I J A Z Z's goalkeeper Amadeo Bernabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Ipinco's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaúcho came free, but Abner Villalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, P L A C I J A Z Z was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Fuchs to maneuver through the defense. Serafín Berganza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Amadeo Bernabel made a huge save. When Ronaldinho Gaúcho fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored P L A C I J A Z Z's protests and gave Ronaldinho Gaúcho a yellow card for diving instead. Luis Alberto Duncker hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Ipinco's Guter Feliu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 48th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Amadeo Bernabel but with some difficulty. 48 minutes into the game Guter Feliu kicked a great long shot which passed Amadeo Bernabel straight ahead into the goal, Result 1-1. One couldn't see Guter Feliu behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ronaldinho Gaúcho made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Ronaldinho Gaúcho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abner Villalobos. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 57th minute of the match, Jaime Veronica got a very nice opportunity to score, but Abner Villalobos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Abner Villalobos was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Ronaldinho Gaúcho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ronaldinho Gaúcho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poulus Lizana Lezana in the 63rd minute of play forced P L A C I J A Z Z's goalkeeper Amadeo Bernabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Bernabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafín Berganza in the 65th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Serafín Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Bernabel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Bernabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafín Berganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. P L A C I J A Z Z's Conrado Word was substituted for Ronaldinho Gaúcho. In the 78th minute Conrado Word shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abner Villalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Ipinco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Felipe Palmer to maneuver through the defense. Abner Villalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Word in the 80th minute of the match. Abner Villalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Word, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Felipe Palmer hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as P L A C I J A Z Z's Conrado Word slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abner Villalobos. That made the score 1-4 after 96 minutes of play.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. P L A C I J A Z Z had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.