Official Cup

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lu Guang Lang kicked off to start the match. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Chucho in the 5th minute of play. Cremonese were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Santos de Buenos Aires FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Květoslav Kubalík took the corner. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Canor in the 14th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Guang Lang got free with Benjamin Malvin in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the match, Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Chucho came free, but Benjamin Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Benjamin Malvin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Santos de Buenos Aires FC from getting a goal against them. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio James in the 26th minute of play. Benjamin Malvin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lu Guang Lang showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. In the 32nd minute Dionisio Galo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Dionisio Galo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes in the game, Dionisio Galo dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Benjamin Malvin made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Lu Guang Lang sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, Teodosio James had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremias Cruz. Cremonese's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teodosio James was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Canor in the 43rd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Cremonese's Benjamin Malvin threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roman Chucho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Albino Canor made a kick off. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Chucho in the 51st minute of the match. After 56 minutes of play, Cremonese's Lu Guang Lang made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Malvin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Santos de Buenos Aires FC defense, Roman Chucho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamin Malvin. The Santos de Buenos Aires FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamin Malvin should have stopped the shot. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Raimundo Joey was substituted for Teodosio James. When Cremonese's Ingvar Lundqvist in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goalie prevented a goal. Benjamin Malvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Guang Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lu Guang Lang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Malvin was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Canor in the 82nd minute of play. Cremonese's Mauro Rexino was substituted for Duvan Zapata. After taking down the ball on Santos de Buenos Aires FC's corner Hilario Fix fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jeremias Cruz quite easily take care of the ball. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Guang Lang in the 91st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Santos de Buenos Aires FC's zone, Rolando Sabino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Malvin came out of the goal and Rolando Sabino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Canor, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. In the 98th minute of the match Santos de Buenos Aires FC got a corner. Cremonese's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilario Fix ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cremonese walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.