Official Cup

Acatar Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Carlos Cesaro made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Carlos Cesaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARTINETA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Acatar the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, MARTINETA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Cesaro to maneuver through the defense. MARTINETA's Rafal Kaszubowski got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ekhemos Kezdoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Cesaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Cesaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Andrey Atamanenko charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrey Atamanenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andrey Atamanenko hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Carlos Cesaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Carlos Cesaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARTINETA's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Cesaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ekhemos Kezdoglou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ekhemos Kezdoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Cesaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alin Chiru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Stefanos Ntinopoulos with Phoenix Phoenix as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ekhemos Kezdoglou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Cesaro's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. After having played for 39 minutes, Carlos Cesaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARTINETA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Cesaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 41st minute, Carlos Cesaro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ekhemos Kezdoglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ekhemos Kezdoglou came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro. But to his dismay, Carlos Cesaro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The FC Acatar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MARTINETA were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alin Chiru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FC Acatar's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Carlos Cesaro scored to the left of an out of position Ekhemos Kezdoglou, making the score, 0-4. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phoenix Phoenix in the 65th minute of play. Carlos Cesaro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ekhemos Kezdoglou came out and tried to block the shot, but Carlos Cesaro slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 71st minute. MARTINETA's Alexander Buonanno was substituted for Carlos Cesaro. The supporters of MARTINETA booed when FC Acatar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefanos Ntinopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lv Qiang Xiao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Alin Chiru managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Acatar's supporters rose to their feet, but Alin Chiru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Beliran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 82 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lv Qiang Xiao. MARTINETA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lv Qiang Xiao in the 83rd minute. Lv Qiang Xiao scored 0-6 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ekhemos Kezdoglou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lv Qiang Xiao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tạ D Artagnan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Acatar! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Padro during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of MARTINETA booed when FC Acatar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Padro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lv Qiang Xiao didn't quite understand what happened when in the 95 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. MARTINETA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.