Official Cup

JUAN ANTONIO RUSSO
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Melquiades Garaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anibal Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Garaona in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Melquiades Garaona. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Melquiades Garaona put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Anibal Aritza. Natalio Pacorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasper Elssen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to LA DEL MONO getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kasper Elssen hit a great ball. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel 柯景亦, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alfonso Mendiko hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Maties came free, but Anibal Aritza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LA DEL MONO's Anibal Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Garaona in the 32nd minute of play. When LA DEL MONO's Silverio Cidro in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EL RUSSO FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silverio Cidro in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natalio Pacorro saved EL RUSSO FC from getting behind. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Garaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasper Elssen in the 41st minute of play forced EL RUSSO FC's goalkeeper Natalio Pacorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anibal Aritza was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Melquiades Garaona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Melquiades Garaona really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Evis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes LA DEL MONO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aquilino Maties who took care of the corner kick. In the 53rd minute, Alfonso Mendiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, EL RUSSO FC's Aquilino Maties broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to EL RUSSO FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Segundo Stephen hit a great ball. Anibal Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Garaona in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Garaona in the 63rd minute of play forced LA DEL MONO's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Alfonso Mendiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Melquiades Garaona came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the EL RUSSO FC 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 Melquiades Garaona couldn't finish the play. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel 柯景亦, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute EL RUSSO FC were awarded a corner. Carlos Caton went to the cornerflag to take it. Carlos Caton made a great header on EL RUSSO FC's corner, it was just that LA DEL MONO's Anibal Aritza managed to reach the ball for a save. Anibal Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boruc Jaraczeski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kasper Elssen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Natalio Pacorro made a huge save. In the 82nd minute Olgierd Prusek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Evis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Natalio Pacorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anibal Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel 柯景亦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Garaona hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Segundo Stephen hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save EL RUSSO FC from getting a goal against them. Anibal Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaztea Valensuela in the 95th minute of play.