Official Cup

Orotina
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) OROTINENSE's Jacek Walczak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's goal looked a bit too open when Peli Briñas came free, but Liu Yong Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Cena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Walczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Peli Briñas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the OROTINENSE defense, Peli Briñas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liu Yong Yong. The OROTINENSE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liu Yong Yong should have stopped the shot. Liu Yong Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peli Briñas in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's goal looked a bit too open when Taio Ponce came free, but Liu Yong Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Songurhan Mete came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the OROTINENSE 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 Songurhan Mete couldn't finish the play. Julio Cena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Songurhan Mete in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Taio Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot. AlmaToran's supporters rose to their feet, but Taio Ponce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liu Yong Yong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 34 played minutes OROTINENSE got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Rulli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taio Ponce in the 41st minute of play forced OROTINENSE's goalkeeper Liu Yong Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Julio Cena managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when OROTINENSE's Songurhan Mete fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peli Briñas in the 46th minute of play forced OROTINENSE's goalkeeper Liu Yong Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peli Briñas was the one to do the kick off. Liu Yong Yong made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Genaro Quesada sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th match minute, AlmaToran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Garival to maneuver through the defense. If Guilabertus Garces had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Songurhan Mete in the 66th minute of play forced AlmaToran's goalkeeper Julio Cena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peli Briñas charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peli Briñas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Peli Briñas hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Lope Lortia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Parvan Hadzhipetkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peli Briñas kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Julio Cena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Walczak in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Genaro Quesada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Yong Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liu Yong Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peli Briñas, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute Songurhan Mete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Cena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liu Yong Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peli Briñas in the 89th minute of the match. Julio Cena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Songurhan Mete in the 93rd minute of play. Lope Lortia's late challenge caught a OROTINENSE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lope Lortia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to AlmaToran getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Lope Lortia hit a great ball. The AlmaToran supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AlmaToran would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.