Official Cup

UNITED
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samuel Arraz started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Romeu Trigo came free, but Victor Valdes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. UNITED's Victor Valdes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Barral in the 9th minute of play. Fructuoso Lacorte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Ramalho having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Arraz got free with André Luís Ramalho in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leobardo Escobar got free with André Luís Ramalho in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. UNITED's Aimar Pascual pulled a muscle in his back after 21 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Noel Guedes charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Guedes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. UNITED's Graciano Teruel was substituted for Aimar Pascual. After a rather tough play, Guaratimon's Noel Guedes got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, Fructuoso Lacorte recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of André Luís Ramalho. Fructuoso Lacorte showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 38 played minutes UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Garaile Lagunas. André Luís Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Arraz in the 44th minute. André Luís Ramalho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Samuel Arraz went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Duarte Barral made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Guaratimon's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Arraz came free, but André Luís Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Samuel Arraz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. André Luís Ramalho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 59 minutes into the game, Cortez Justo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UNITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guaratimon the free kick. After 60 played minutes UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Cortez Justo. Oséas Saraiva hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute Alvaro Morata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Luís Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Romeu Trigo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guaratimon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UNITED the free kick. In the 65th match minute, Guaratimon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeu Trigo to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Arraz took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Luís Ramalho. André Luís Ramalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 71 minutes of play, UNITED's Fructuoso Lacorte made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Luís Ramalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute Igor Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Valdes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Valdes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeu Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. UNITED's Victor Valdes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu Trigo in the 77th minute of play. Garaile Lagunas charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garaile Lagunas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to UNITED getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Garaile Lagunas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Morata in the 81st minute of play forced Guaratimon's goalkeeper André Luís Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Luís Ramalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Arraz in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Guaratimon's goal looked a bit too open when Fructuoso Lacorte came free, but André Luís Ramalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benigno Serra kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, UNITED's Leobardo Escobar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leobardo Escobar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of UNITED protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leobardo Escobar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. UNITED made a substitution. Belo Roig replaced Samuel Arraz. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for UNITED! When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Guaratimon's Duarte Barral got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Victor Valdes. Igor Coronado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 99th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.