Official Cup

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gauthier Spiller took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, LavAzzA's Di Ao Shi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Di Ao Shi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LavAzzA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Di Ao Shi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LavAzzA! Iwan Lepucki had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Cido Araújo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 6th minute of the match, Gauthier Spiller got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eduardo Karmel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gauthier Spiller sped through Alpachiri AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eduardo Karmel. The supporters of LavAzzA booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ladislao Savier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gauthier Spiller came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eduardo Karmel could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gauthier Spiller in the 12th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Eduardo Karmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Karmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 14th minute of the match. With his leg Eduardo Karmel managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when LavAzzA's Gauthier Spiller fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Eduardo Karmel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gauthier Spiller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eduardo Karmel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match LavAzzA got a corner. Alpachiri AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amerigo Labarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Kuno Kubin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alpachiri AFC's Eduardo Karmel did a great save. After some careless play in the Alpachiri AFC defense, Gaudencio Lekubegi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eduardo Karmel. The Alpachiri AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eduardo Karmel should have stopped the shot. Eduardo Karmel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 34th minute of play. Gaudencio Lekubegi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eduardo Karmel having to make a save. Alpachiri AFC's Eduardo Karmel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 38th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Ingar Holden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LavAzzA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alpachiri AFC the free kick. In the 47th match minute, LavAzzA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingar Holden to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luisito Abad to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Gaudencio Lekubegi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpachiri AFC's Eduardo Karmel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eduardo Karmel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 55th minute of play. After 56 minutes Alpachiri AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amerigo Labarra who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Amerigo Labarra almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alpachiri AFC's Eduardo Karmel did a great save. In the 60th minute, Patricio Bartolome made a precise shot to the right of Iwan Lepucki. LavAzzA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Alpachiri AFC made a substitution. Santiago Txilar replaced Luisito Abad. Gaudencio Lekubegi succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. LavAzzA's Mo Salah was substituted for Amerigo Labarra. With a little luck, LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki got control of the ball when Rafael Leobardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Alpachiri AFC defense, Gaudencio Lekubegi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eduardo Karmel. The Alpachiri AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eduardo Karmel should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi managed to get in a good position for a shot. LavAzzA's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaudencio Lekubegi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Karmel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th match minute, LavAzzA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingar Holden to maneuver through the defense. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Txilar in the 92nd minute of the match. Rafael Leobardo spun around in front of the goal 95 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of LavAzzA's goal.