Official Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuel Iago took the kick off in the first half of the match. Florentino Cristos took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saturnino Romo. Saturnino Romo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Saturnino Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Ederono, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Kaplan's Gogo Tipi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saturnino Romo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Grosso United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Florentino Cristos scored to the left of an out of position Saturnino Romo, making the score, 2-0. Gogo Tipi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saturnino Romo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucio Soin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 20 minute of play. Marcelino Ederono's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Saturnino Romo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Gogo Tipi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florentino Cristos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gogo Tipi got free with Saturnino Romo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro Gaufred showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Curcio in the 28th minute of the match. Adrian Curcio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Gaufred having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Gogo Tipi came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelino Ederono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Grosso United's Saturnino Romo got control of the ball when Gogo Tipi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Marcelino Ederono shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Romo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Grosso United booed when Kaplan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Tipi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Florentino Cristos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Romo having to interfere. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Cristos in the 53rd minute of play. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Cristos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Cristos in the 56th minute of play. When Kaplan's Florentino Cristos, in the 59th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Kaplan. 62 minutes into the game, Kaplan's Florentino Cristos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saturnino Romo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Saturnino Romo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florentino Cristos went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After 71 minutes of play, Kaplan's Gogo Tipi made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saturnino Romo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Saturnino Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Poncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Cristos came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Soin in the 84th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Ederono in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Grosso United defense, Florentino Cristos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saturnino Romo. The Grosso United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saturnino Romo should have stopped the shot. In the 89thth minute of the game Florentino Cristos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grosso United's Saturnino Romo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Florentino Cristos sped through Grosso United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Saturnino Romo. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Cristos in the 95th minute of play.