Official Cup

Estadio Cun Magno
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lisandro Gorosti made the kick off which started today's match. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulus Van Hove, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Alan Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curumalán AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave de belletrekkers the free kick. Curumalán AFC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rein Goethals in the 17th minute of play. Rein Goethals's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rein Goethals, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Velasco in the 25th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Baxter De Hond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Ricardo Larra in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by de belletrekkers's Rafael Van Der Meeren. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulus Van Hove, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Curumalán AFC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt de Rudder in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th match minute, Curumalán AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Abraham to maneuver through the defense. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulus Van Hove in the 35th minute of the match. Franco Armani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rein Goethals's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Rein Goethals might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Armani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rein Goethals ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Larra during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ricardo Larra hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Rein Goethals left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The de belletrekkers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rein Goethals to make the kick off. A collision led to Curumalán AFC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Esteban Cambiasso hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, Alan Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baxter De Hond. de belletrekkers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alan Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Baxter De Hond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulus Van Hove got free with Franco Armani in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Franco Armani managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when de belletrekkers's Rein Goethals fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 80 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Gorosti came free, but Baxter De Hond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Arnold De Raemaekers. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. de belletrekkers had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.