Official Cup

Fernando Redondo
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erubiel Rivero kicked off to start the match. When Guillermo Tolino fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juguemos con el 5's protests and gave Guillermo Tolino a yellow card for diving instead. Alex Mei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baltasar Tajo charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Tajo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Baltasar Tajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 minutes, Cristoforo Arpaia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Benevento and the Juguemos con el 5 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Atletico Benevento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Arpaia to maneuver through the defense. Antonello Doris was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Freddy Salomone. A collision led to Juguemos con el 5 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Baltasar Tajo hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, Juguemos con el 5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Tajo to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Berardini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Baltasar Benet. Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alex Mei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Freddy Salomone kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Antonello Doris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Cesaro in the 29th minute of the match. Atletico Benevento's Cristoforo Arpaia got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Cristoforo Arpaia off the ground. After a rather tough play, Juguemos con el 5's Baltasar Tajo got a free kick in the 34th minute. Alex Mei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fulvio Cavallaro kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Atletico Benevento got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Cusumano. Cristoforo De Luca kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The referee gave Atletico Benevento a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alberto Berardini, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Juguemos con el 5's Baltasar Benet. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Alex Mei made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Cesaro in the 54th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Antonello Doris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Mei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Baltasar Benet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Alberto Berardini dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baltasar Benet, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Atletico Benevento's Bianco Cusumano got a free kick in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Guillermo Tolino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonello Doris. Atletico Benevento's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guillermo Tolino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 71 minutes, Donato Guerriero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Benevento's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Guerriero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 74 played minutes Juguemos con el 5 got a freekick which was hit by Christian Dino. Juguemos con el 5's Baltasar Benet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mei in the 77th minute of play. Baltasar Benet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Mei in the 80th minute of play. Alex Mei struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Baltasar Benet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Benevento. Donato Sessa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Atletico Benevento's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Rivero came free, but Antonello Doris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Mei kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Donato Guerriero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltasar Benet having to interfere. A collision led to Juguemos con el 5 getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Christian Dino hit a great ball. Atletico Benevento played a much better game than Juguemos con el 5 and deserved their victory. The Juguemos con el 5 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.