Official Cup

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 3rd minute of play forced Mi querida Fabiola's goalkeeper Genaro Iraitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Arredondo City's Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Genaro Iraitz. Genaro Iraitz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Feng Lin Qing got a throw-in 8 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Darren Vaughan. Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 13th minute of the match, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Genaro Iraitz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Genaro Iraitz. 20 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Genaro Iraitz, 3-0. 28 minutes into the match, Anibal Gabirel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ordono Hubieta. Arredondo City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anibal Gabirel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 30th match minute, Arredondo City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens-Åke Brovall to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Arredondo City's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Gabirel came free, but Ordono Hubieta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Iraitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ordono Hubieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Muno in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sun De Jian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Genaro Iraitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. With his leg Ordono Hubieta managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Mi querida Fabiola's Evaristo Muno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Genaro Iraitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruperto Hermelando made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Feng Lin Qing however managed to control. Mi querida Fabiola's Genaro Iraitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 67th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Arredondo City's Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Genaro Iraitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ordono Hubieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Vaughan in the 77th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Lucas Makélélé put in a rough tackle. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mi querida Fabiola! Genaro Iraitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Iraitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jens-Åke Brovall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Arredondo City fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mi querida Fabiola had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.