Official Cup

Montserrat Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marin Ciprian started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Alianza FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jonny Murray hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the game, Michael Owen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nofre Estany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute of the match, 崔光笑 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nofre Estany saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 崔光笑 in the 17th minute of play forced Alianza FC's goalkeeper Nofre Estany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alianza FC's Nofre Estany proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Alianza FC from getting a goal against them. Nofre Estany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstanty Galagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Atlético Montserrat's 崔光笑 was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 22nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as 崔光笑 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nofre Estany. That made the score 3-0 in the 30 minute of play. Michael Owen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nofre Estany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Ciprian in the 38th minute of play forced Atlético Montserrat's goalkeeper Jesus Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nofre Estany made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Michael Owen sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Alianza FC's Nofre Estany got control of the ball when 崔光笑 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute Marin Ciprian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alianza FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reno Chavarria in the 44th minute. The corner ended in Reno Chavarria almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético Montserrat's Jesus Luke did a great save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Boruta in the 53rd minute of play forced Alianza FC's goalkeeper Nofre Estany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nofre Estany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Boruta in the 58th minute of the match. Atlético Montserrat's Jesus Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Montserrat from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Alianza FC's Long Jian Le seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Long Jian Le the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Alianza FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Long Jian Le had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Alianza FC made a substitution. Bernardino Ascargorta replaced Cordara Herbon. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alianza FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Alianza FC:s Nofre Estany showed great skill when he stopped Segundo Belarmo:s penalty. In the 65th minute Atlético Montserrat were awarded a corner. Segundo Belarmo went to the cornerflag to take it. Atlético Montserrat's Segundo Belarmo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nofre Estany in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nofre Estany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Owen, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Michael Owen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nofre Estany was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michael Owen in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nofre Estany saved Alianza FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Michael Owen sped through Alianza FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nofre Estany. In the 74th minute Segundo Belarmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nofre Estany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardino Ascargorta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Jesus Luke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Alianza FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Boruta came free, but Nofre Estany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Atlético Montserrat's goal looked a bit too open when Baran Gayret came free, but Jesus Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvar Eenmaa kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Boruta in the 94th minute of play forced Alianza FC's goalkeeper Nofre Estany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Bernardo Calvet in the 96th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Alianza FC's Anselmo Greña. The supporters of Alianza FC booed when Atlético Montserrat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Calvet didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Atlético Montserrat had won after a very even match.