Official Cup

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Maravilla's Manuel Casomiro 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. Manuel Casomiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Marcial Pacifico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Manuel Casomiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maravilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Casomiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcial Pacifico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Primitivo Txanton in the 11th minute. Constantino Txordon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Solustiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Manuel Casomiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Pacifico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Santiago Reno hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Manuel Casomiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maravilla's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Casomiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcial Pacifico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute, Manuel Casomiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Manuel Casomiro came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Maravilla 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 Manuel Casomiro couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Tiquitaca FC defense, Manuel Casomiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcial Pacifico. The Tiquitaca FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcial Pacifico should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Paulo Arnau got a free kick in the 37th minute. Manuel Casomiro struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Marcial Pacifico didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maravilla. In the 44thth minute of the game Manuel Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiquitaca FC's Marcial Pacifico was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After a defensive mix-up in Tiquitaca FC's zone, Manuel Casomiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcial Pacifico came out of the goal and Manuel Casomiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maravilla's attentive Paolo Munio managed to snatch the ball when Isaias Gabino made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. In the 67th minute, Manuel Casomiro 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 72nd match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Reno to maneuver through the defense. If Fabricio Txeru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcial Pacifico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Casomiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcial Pacifico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Casomiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Maravilla walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.