Official Cup

AT&L
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Estebano took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Natalio Harriet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Michael was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joel Estebano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Harriet in the 10th minute of play. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Natalio Harriet sped through Los Laguneros de AT's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manuel Michael. Manuel Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Otoniel in the 14th minute of play. Manuel Michael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Estebano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Harriet in the 21st minute of play. Leon Otoniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Michael having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Los Laguneros de AT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Diagur to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Joel Estebano 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. Leon Otoniel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 29 minutes of play, Yalapa's Leon Otoniel made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Michael was left in no man's land by his defense there! Astor Petrigai's late challenge caught a Los Laguneros de AT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Petrigai helped the player get up and apologised. Astor Petrigai kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Estebano in the 36th minute of play forced Los Laguneros de AT's goalkeeper Manuel Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Yalapa's Natalio Harriet got a free kick in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Hipolito Polentzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Laguneros de AT's supporters rose to their feet, but Hipolito Polentzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Sal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Estebano in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Michael prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Estebano in the 44th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hipolito Polentzi to make the kick off. Joel Estebano in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Manuel Michael, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Estebano got free with Manuel Michael in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Estebano in the 54th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Joel Estebano 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. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Leon Otoniel took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Manuel Michael to make any attempt to save it. Manuel Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Otoniel in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Nemesio Rojelio 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. With his leg Manuel Michael managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Yalapa's Joel Estebano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natalio Harriet in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Michael saved Los Laguneros de AT from getting behind. Manuel Michael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Otoniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Natalio Harriet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Leon Otoniel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yalapa's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Otoniel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Michael breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Otoniel in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yalapa eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.