Official Cup

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 3rd minute of play forced C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Forbes in the 4th minute of play forced Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acácio Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerry Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Fabinho dos Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Farid Mondragón was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Fabinho dos Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Farid Mondragón was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 13 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farid Mondragón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Club Athletico Paulistano's Acácio Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to C. A. Independiente getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Sidney Forbes hit a great ball. Club Athletico Paulistano's attentive Agnaldo Mattos managed to snatch the ball when Alfredo Felder made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Fabinho dos Santos 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. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Kerry Sellers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Acácio Lara having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerry Sellers got free with Acácio Lara in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Erberk Müftüoğlu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Club Athletico Paulistano's Eliseu Mendes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

C. A. Independiente's Tommie Bolton was substituted for Sidney Forbes. The wind increased when Tommie Bolton made the kick off in the second half. Acácio Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 54th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Club Athletico Paulistano got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Mendes. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseu Mendes during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eliseu Mendes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farid Mondragón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saad Dar hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 67th minute of play. After 68 played minutes C. A. Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Marangoni. Fabinho dos Santos struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Farid Mondragón didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Athletico Paulistano. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 74th minute of play. Acácio Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 75th minute of the match. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 76th minute of play. Farid Mondragón didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabinho dos Santos went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Athletico Paulistano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tommie Bolton was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Independiente's players had a chance to rest. When C. A. Independiente's Kerry Sellers in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Athletico Paulistano's goalie prevented a goal. Club Athletico Paulistano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Saad Dar in the 87th minute. Erberk Müftüoğlu made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Club Athletico Paulistano's Eliseu Mendes. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Club Athletico Paulistano eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.