Official Cup

Luis Amuchástegui
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Melchor Esiquio kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Bruno in the 5th minute of play forced Macvanagu FC's goalkeeper Henning Gregersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes Macvanagu FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Ruas who took care of the corner kick. Andarilhos's Jorge Ruas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Henning Gregersson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joaquim Freire's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henning Gregersson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Henning Gregersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antony Bruno in the 11th minute of play. Victorino Oto struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Henning Gregersson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Andarilhos. If Jorge Ruas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd match minute, Macvanagu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Machado to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victorino Oto in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henning Gregersson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antony Bruno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Henning Gregersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jon Oblak made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Tadeusz Dynda sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Macvanagu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Ruas came free, but Henning Gregersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Jorge Ruas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henning Gregersson. Macvanagu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Ruas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 44th minute, Qin Song Lei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victorino Oto scored 0-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henning Gregersson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victorino Oto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Henning Gregersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrício Dias in the 55th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Macvanagu FC got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Abadia. Anier Frederico charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anier Frederico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Macvanagu FC's Henning Gregersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Macvanagu FC from getting a goal against them. After 65 minutes of play, Andarilhos's Jorge Ruas made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henning Gregersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Victorino Oto struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Henning Gregersson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Andarilhos. 69 minutes into the match, Macvanagu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antony Bruno came free, but Henning Gregersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Dynda, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Victorino Oto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Gregersson having to interfere. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Abadia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Jorge Ruas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Andarilhos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 82 minutes into the match, Antony Bruno notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Macvanagu FC's Henning Gregersson. Henning Gregersson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Macvanagu FC's Henning Gregersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Macvanagu FC from getting a goal against them. Antony Bruno received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Henning Gregersson came out and tried to block the shot, but Antony Bruno slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 91st minute. A hard shot 94 in the game by Antony Bruno from a close distance when the talented Henning Gregersson managed to make a qualified save. Macvanagu FC's players were relieved. Nemesio Machado's late challenge caught a Andarilhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nemesio Machado helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Macvanagu FC's Nemesio Machado got a free kick in the 95th minute.