Official Cup

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yin Jian Bin kicked off to start the match. Yin Jian Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yin Jian Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the game, Sportivo Mela Banco's Yin Jian Bin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agustin Cortez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sportivo Mela Banco's Franco Andreoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Berenguer in the 20th minute of play. Yin Jian Bin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Agustin Cortez made a huge save. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Froilan Bartolome hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Berenguer came free, but Franco Andreoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustin Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Jian Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Cortez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yin Jian Bin in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Central Argentino FC's Agustin Cortez got control of the ball when Yin Jian Bin tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot by Edgard Bottin from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Agustin Cortez's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Central Argentino FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Froilan Bartolome was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Mela Banco's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Froilan Bartolome got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agustin Cortez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sportivo Mela Banco's attentive Cheng Xiong Ang managed to snatch the ball when Georginio Barbarossa made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. Agustin Cebrian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sportivo Mela Banco's Vinny Speed was substituted for Miromir Ciechocki. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute, Santiago Berenguer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franco Andreoli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After some careless play in the Central Argentino FC defense, Yin Jian Bin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agustin Cortez. The Central Argentino FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agustin Cortez should have stopped the shot. A throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game was made by Elpidio Cucao with Georginio Barbarossa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Bruno Sauveur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute Bruno Sauveur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustin Cortez came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Mela Banco's Bruno Sauveur. But to his dismay, Bruno Sauveur quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Agustin Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Sauveur in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Sauveur in the 77th minute of play forced Central Argentino FC's goalkeeper Agustin Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Central Argentino FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tobias Txerran hit a great ball. In the 83rd match minute, Sportivo Mela Banco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Rosio to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Cucao hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Agustin Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Sauveur in the 89th minute of the match. Bruno Sauveur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Agustin Cortez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franco Andreoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustin Cebrian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Sauveur in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sportivo Mela Banco had won after a very even match.