Official Cup

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Lengua de Lobo's Romeo Bertin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Downchester City's goalkeeper Alatz March, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lengua de Lobo were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Downchester City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benjamin Ponce took the corner. Lengua de Lobo's Benjamin Ponce was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alatz March in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 15 minutes into the match, Downchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Katia came free, but Alatz March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lengua de Lobo's Anastasio Tello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lander Macho in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Benigno Katia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alatz March, 1-0. Lengua de Lobo's Anastasio Tello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haimar Fuentes in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Downchester City were awarded a corner. Lander Macho went to the cornerflag to take it. Lander Macho made a great header on Downchester City's corner, it was just that Lengua de Lobo's Anastasio Tello managed to reach the ball for a save. Feliberto Manuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rigoberto Rosario hit a great ball. Joan Gandia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anastasio Tello having to make a save. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Feliberto Manuelo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Katia in the 41st minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Alatz March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Downchester City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Benigno Katia scored to the left of an out of position Alatz March, making the score, 3-0. Anastasio Tello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lander Macho went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joan Gandia made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Joan Gandia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anastasio Tello. Lengua de Lobo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joan Gandia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 61st minute, Downchester City's Joan Gandia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anastasio Tello. Anastasio Tello yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. When Romeo Bertin came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Lengua de Lobo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Romeo Bertin couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the match, Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Anastasio Tello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lander Macho. After a rather tough play, Lengua de Lobo's Romeo Bertin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Feliberto Manuelo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Downchester City's zone, Romeo Bertin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alatz March came out of the goal and Romeo Bertin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Downchester City's Alatz March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Bertin in the 85th minute of play. Benigno Katia scored 4-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alatz March, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Downchester City's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Lengua de Lobo had won, even though Downchester City had held more of the ball.