Official Cup

Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) After 2 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Valerio. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aureliano Ovando in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Garay saved Rosario Central from getting behind. Edward Peczkowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kennet Vennerström's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. BELGRANO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fulvio Maria was slow to take the kick. During this time Rosario Central's players had a chance to rest. Rosario Central's Fulvio Maria was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edward Peczkowski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Aureliano Ovando might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Garay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Ovando ran back to his position shaking his head. 11 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Ovando came free, but Julio Garay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Baraquiel in the 15th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Edward Peczkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosario Central's Julio Garay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Rosario Central from getting a goal against them. Aureliano Ovando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Garay having to make a save. Edward Peczkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilmantas Girdauskas in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Ovando in the 28th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Julio Garay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Giro made in the 30th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Leopoldo Baraquiel immediately put the ball in play. When C. A. BELGRANO's Aureliano Ovando in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rosario Central's goalie prevented a goal. Adolfo Cordarrol's late challenge caught a Rosario Central's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Cordarrol helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when C. A. BELGRANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Cordarrol didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Remigio Giro hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Cortez. C. A. BELGRANO's Adolfo Cordarrol got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Adolfo Cordarrol off the ground. After 48 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Cordarrol. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Cordera to make the kick off. Edward Peczkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Martinovic in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Cordera in the 65th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Edward Peczkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leopoldo Baraquiel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Peczkowski having to interfere. C. A. BELGRANO made a substitution. Ciriaco Vigil replaced Silvio Valerio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Baraquiel in the 74th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Edward Peczkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Gustavo Eladio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Garay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Peczkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Baraquiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. C. A. BELGRANO's Edward Peczkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. BELGRANO from getting a goal against them. If Leopoldo Baraquiel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edward Peczkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilmantas Girdauskas in the 82nd minute. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when C. A. BELGRANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Cortez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Vigil. C. A. BELGRANO's Edward Peczkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Martinovic in the 89th minute of play. C. A. BELGRANO's Jaime Alfonso managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Remigio Giro in the 90 minute of the game. 95 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Eladio came free, but Julio Garay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Rosario Central players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.