Official Cup

José Sand
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Horácio Garcia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gong Ying Zheng. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 8th match minute, VC zoetwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnny Boumans to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the game, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gong Ying Zheng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after VC zoetwater's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gustavo Tartalo took the corner. In the 18th minute, Anthony Dumont got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 18th match minute, VC zoetwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ive Volckaerts to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gong Ying Zheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Bernardo Sharkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Podgoreanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 27 minutes into the match, Cyprian Trochowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gong Ying Zheng, 3-1. Emanuel Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ive Volckaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Gong Ying Zheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Joel Haimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Dumont, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VC zoetwater's Gong Ying Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save VC zoetwater from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Gong Ying Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horácio Garcia. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Horácio Garcia took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Gong Ying Zheng to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Horácio Garcia took a quick shot and it went in 5-1 without a chance for Gong Ying Zheng to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ive Volckaerts stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horácio Garcia in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gong Ying Zheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. VC zoetwater's Gong Ying Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Garcia in the 55th minute of play. Horácio Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Blas Guzman was substituted for Horácio Garcia. 67 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Dumont came free, but Emanuel Podgoreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Podgoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Dumont in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Guzman in the 71st minute of play forced VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Gong Ying Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Dumont came free, but Emanuel Podgoreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Rosendo Gervaso notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of VC zoetwater's Gong Ying Zheng. Gong Ying Zheng was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ive Volckaerts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Emanuel Podgoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Blas Guzman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gong Ying Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Rosendo Gervaso put it in 7-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gong Ying Zheng. Gong Ying Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Gervaso in the 91st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rosendo Gervaso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Ying Zheng was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Bernardo Sharkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Podgoreanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Sharkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.