Official Cup

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 6th minute of the match, Benjamin Lehoi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mariusz Zdeb was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The corner ended in Benjamin Lehoi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Björkö BK's Mariusz Zdeb did a great save. Florentino Herauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Melo in the 15th minute of the match. When Polo Quinteros came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Santa Lucia de Merlo 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 Polo Quinteros couldn't finish the play. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Björkö BK defense, Polo Quinteros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariusz Zdeb. The Björkö BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariusz Zdeb should have stopped the shot. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Melo in the 26th minute of play. In the 35th minute Jeferson Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 played minutes Santa Lucia de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Louis. In the 39th minute, Bosse Spendrup hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Melo in the 41st minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Polo Quinteros got free with Mariusz Zdeb in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Mariusz Zdeb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from M. Agus Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Chano came free, but Mariusz Zdeb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Friberger came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariusz Zdeb came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young. But to his dismay, M. Agus Young quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Carlos Cubero hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, Santa Lucia de Merlo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bosse Spendrup to maneuver through the defense. M. Agus Young's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mariusz Zdeb read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. If Carlos Cubero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mariusz Zdeb narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mauro Checa made in the 96th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lucas Colin however managed to control. Santa Lucia de Merlo's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.