Official Cup

Andres Escobar
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Victoro kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atletico Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damião Granja was slow to take the kick. During this time Kaplan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Kaplan's corner Oscar Egoitz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gora Argandona quite easily take care of the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Luciano Victoro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atletico Nacional's Gora Argandona was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Club Atletico Nacional getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Freddy Hordas hit a great ball. If Diego Armando Santirso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Santirso in the 23rd minute of play forced Club Atletico Nacional's goalkeeper Gora Argandona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Victoro in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gora Argandona saved Club Atletico Nacional from getting behind. Kaplan were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Club Atletico Nacional's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damião Granja took the corner. The audience was convinced that Luciano Victoro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gora Argandona was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Tiago Ozuna notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kaplan's Emilian Martinez. Emilian Martinez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Luciano Victoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 40 minutes, Sever Rădescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Nacional and the Kaplan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes Club Atletico Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Sever Rădescu. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Luciano Victoro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kaplan's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Victoro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gora Argandona breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiago Ozuna made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Nacional's goalkeeper Gora Argandona had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luciano Victoro. Gora Argandona made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Faustino Tono sent off a good shot on target. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atletico Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damião Granja was slow to take the kick. During this time Kaplan's players had a chance to rest. Diego Armando Santirso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Gora Argandona skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Luciano Victoro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gora Argandona was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 56th minute Kaplan were awarded a corner. Damião Granja went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Oscar Egoitz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gora Argandona quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 58th match minute, Club Atletico Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sever Rădescu to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the game, one of Club Atletico Nacional:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Club Atletico Nacional's Gora Argandona got control of the ball when Damião Granja tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Nacional's goalkeeper Gora Argandona had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luciano Victoro. Luciano Victoros short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Gora Argandona to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 78 minutes into the game, Kaplan's Luciano Victoro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gora Argandona made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Kaplan made a substitution. Gaspar Benat replaced Diego Armando Santirso. 84 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Nacional's goalkeeper Gora Argandona had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damião Granja. In the 85th minute Luciano Victoro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gora Argandona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Sever Rădescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Victoro in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gora Argandona saved Club Atletico Nacional from getting behind. 93 minutes into the game, Faustino Tono was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaplan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atletico Nacional the free kick. Faustino Tono hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 96 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Tono. Kaplan were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.