Official Cup

Peter O toole
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benigno Tonete kicked off to start the match. General Tanz II's Natalio Montrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Forssell in the 10th minute of play. Evelio Ulizes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Rolando Sindo made a huge save. Örjan Forssell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natalio Montrel having to make a save. Natalio Montrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Forssell in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Ramos in the 22nd minute of play forced General Tanz II's goalkeeper Natalio Montrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Montrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Örjan Forssell, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by General Tanz II's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nicu Petrulean was slow to take the kick. During this time Charmander City's players had a chance to rest. Nicu Petrulean made a great header on Charmander City's corner, it was just that General Tanz II's Natalio Montrel managed to reach the ball for a save. Charmander City's Rolando Sindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Tonete in the 30th minute of play. Charmander City's Rolando Sindo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Charmander City from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, Örjan Forssell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natalio Montrel. General Tanz II's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Örjan Forssell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Charmander City's Bruno Ramos in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye General Tanz II's goalie prevented a goal. After 43 minutes of play, Charmander City's Örjan Forssell made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natalio Montrel was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Örjan Forssell came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Charmander City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Örjan Forssell couldn't finish the play. After the first half Charmander City were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Bruno Ramos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Natalio Montrel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Örjan Forssell might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Natalio Montrel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Örjan Forssell ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, General Tanz II's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Forssell came free, but Natalio Montrel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of General Tanz II booed when Charmander City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Loi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 59 played minutes, General Tanz II's Gregorio Totakoxe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rolando Sindo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in General Tanz II reached it. Örjan Forssell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Natalio Montrel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, Charmander City's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Tonete came free, but Rolando Sindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Örjan Forssell took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Natalio Montrel to make any attempt to save it. Charmander City's Amador Menendo was substituted for Bruno Ramos. In the 71st minute, Gaspar Odol made a precise shot to the right of Natalio Montrel. General Tanz II's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by 钱轩森 with Fausto Esquipula as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Gaspar Odol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Natalio Montrel came out and tried to block the shot, but Gaspar Odol slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 81st minute. Natalio Montrel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Menendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Menendo in the 83rd minute of play forced General Tanz II's goalkeeper Natalio Montrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Montrel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaspar Odol's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Charmander City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.