Official Cup

Stadion Reussufer
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gutierre Lauri started the match with the kick off. Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fergus Maina. Fergus Maina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Godoy came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Willem Rinert was slow to take the kick. During this time Ämmer Sportfreaks's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 10th minute of play forced Ämmer Sportfreaks's goalkeeper Fergus Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacional's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xu Sha in the 12th minute. The corner led to Nacional's Stuart Mayo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Fergus Maina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina. Fergus Maina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the last second Cristiano Aveiro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Patricius Lafranchi in the 24thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 25 minutes Nacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Willem Rinert who took care of the corner kick. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willem Rinert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ämmer Sportfreaks's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fergus Maina came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Ämmer Sportfreaks:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nacional:s goal. Ämmer Sportfreaks:s Fergus Maina showed great skill when he stopped Grabiel Escorcia:s penalty. 44 minutes into the game, Alajos Belliger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ämmer Sportfreaks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nacional the free kick. Alajos Belliger kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Grabiel Escorcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fergus Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 47th minute of play.

After some fancy dribbling in the 50th minute, Gutierre Lauri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ämmer Sportfreaks's supporters rose to their feet, but Gutierre Lauri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Aveiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fergus Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 52nd minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fergus Maina. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina got control of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Napoleon Moczkiewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Gutierre Lauri made a precise shot to the right of Cristiano Aveiro. Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Stuart Mayo hit a great ball. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Godoy in the 82nd minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Ämmer Sportfreaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alajos Belliger to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fergus Maina was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. When Gutierre Lauri came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Ämmer Sportfreaks 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 Gutierre Lauri couldn't finish the play.