Official Cup

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emiliano Fidele started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Harchester United's goalkeeper Neil Long had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulryk Kalemba. Amado Gamus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Fidele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muni Forró in the 9th minute of play forced Harchester United's goalkeeper Neil Long to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Fidele in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amado Gamus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Harchester United fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Harchester United's Louis Lumb looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Caricancha's Amado Gamus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebati Çiftçibaşı in the 14th minute of play. Emiliano Fidele recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neil Long made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulryk Kalemba in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Sebati Çiftçibaşı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Gamus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Fidele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amado Gamus having to interfere. A well done corner resulted in Emiliano Fidele drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind Caricancha's goalkeeper. Amado Gamus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebati Çiftçibaşı's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Amado Gamus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Fidele in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Fidele in the 42nd minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Amado Gamus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Caricancha's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Fidele came free, but Amado Gamus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Teodosio Figueroa 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. Harchester United made a substitution. Randall Burton replaced Sebati Çiftçibaşı. The Caricancha players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Harchester United were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Muni Forró stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emiliano Fidele took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amado Gamus. Amado Gamus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The audience was convinced that Muni Forró's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neil Long was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Louis Lumb ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amado Gamus was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Caricancha made a substitution. Marco van Nistelrooij replaced Astor Senio. Caricancha made a substitution. Zheng Chao Bing replaced Teodosio Figueroa. After a rather tough play, Caricancha's Muni Forró got a free kick in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Fidele in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amado Gamus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Fidele's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amado Gamus was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Amado Gamus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Geneste in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute of the match Harchester United got a corner. Caricancha's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arthur Geneste ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Harchester United's corner Louis Lumb fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Amado Gamus quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco van Nistelrooij in the 77th minute of play forced Harchester United's goalkeeper Neil Long to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Fidele in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Amado Gamus, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Fidele's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amado Gamus was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Caricancha's Azim Suer got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Caricancha getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Zheng Chao Bing hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Fidele in the 93rd minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Amado Gamus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Randall Burton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Amado Gamus made a huge save. Harchester United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.