Official Cup

Farid Richa
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efraín Morales started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Burutzagi Verdaguer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pepe Concellon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efraín Morales, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Marcelo Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Efraín Morales in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Concellon saved Obrero Barquisimeto from getting behind. Pepe Concellon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efraín Morales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Efraín Morales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Efraín Morales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the game, Gabon Mesia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Obrero Barquisimeto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pepsi Fuchibol Clu the free kick. In the 24th minute, Gabon Mesia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fanuco Abello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pepe Concellon. Obrero Barquisimeto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute, Guillelme Aballe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pepsi Fuchibol Clu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alex Aliprando scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafe Abalos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Obrero Barquisimeto's goal looked a bit too open when Guillelme Aballe came free, but Pepe Concellon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Aliprando in the 43rd minute of play forced Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's goalkeeper Rafe Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Osvaldo Abalos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 55 minutes into the game, Efraín Morales cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Pepe Concellon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Rafe Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Aliprando in the 59th minute of play. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu's Rafe Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Aliprando in the 66th minute of play. Burutzagi Verdaguer charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Burutzagi Verdaguer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th minute, Burutzagi Verdaguer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Obrero Barquisimeto's Pepe Concellon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Abalos in the 79th minute of play. Gabon Mesia kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 82nd play minutes Osvaldo Abalos shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Pepe Concellon and just under the crossbar into goal. César Melgarejo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute Guillelme Aballe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Concellon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Concellon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Abalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillelme Aballe in the 92nd minute of play forced Obrero Barquisimeto's goalkeeper Pepe Concellon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Osvaldo Abalos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pepsi Fuchibol Clu played a much better game than Obrero Barquisimeto and deserved their victory. The Obrero Barquisimeto players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.