Official Cup

GABILONDO
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fidel Blunt kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute Alfredo Galvão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richárd Textex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 11 minutes, Manuel Castelain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ORIZABA F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Castelain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Blunt in the 14th minute of play forced Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Castelain. In the 17th minute Fidel Blunt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Zarobski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Castelain could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Sylwester Zarobski made a huge save. After 37th play minutes Fidel Blunt shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Sylwester Zarobski and just under the crossbar into goal. Sylwester Zarobski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fidel Blunt in the 42nd minute. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Blunt in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Cauã Vasconcelos threw the ball into play from the sideline. ORIZABA F.C.'s Kenneth Knutsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdemar de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fidel Blunt scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sylwester Zarobski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Blunt in the 57th minute of play forced Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fidel Blunt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sylwester Zarobski was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Castelain in the 64th minute of the match. ORIZABA F.C. made a substitution. Melchor Florin replaced Fidel Blunt. ORIZABA F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Julian Kosakowski in the 67th minute. It was a well-played corner which Loco Oko managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Richárd Textex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Manuel Castelain ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sylwester Zarobski was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Richárd Textex made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Soeiro in the 77th minute. Alfredo Galvão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Richárd Textex made a huge save. Julian Kosakowski scored 5-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sylwester Zarobski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julian Kosakowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When ORIZABA F.C.'s Julian Kosakowski in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalie prevented a goal. Amílton de Andrade's late challenge caught a ORIZABA F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amílton de Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. Amílton de Andrade hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. If Julian Kosakowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ORIZABA F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.