Official Cup

EL PINO
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Estebano Lecanda started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Farmer in the 9th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Estebano Lecanda took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Alexander Bird to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Pagomari in the 15th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Farmer in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Farmer in the 20th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Farmer took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Tian Peng. Ni Tian Peng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 28thth minute of the game Süreyya Uzer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mayo's Alexander Bird was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Symons in the 33rd minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Estebano Lecanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Bird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Pagomari in the 43rd minute of the match. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Pagomari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Elija Maiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Bird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Ni Tian Peng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Burton's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Elija Maiz struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Alexander Bird didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Pinar. Estebano Lecanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Bird having to interfere. Estebano Lecanda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alexander Bird tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 68 minutes of play, El Pinar's Toma Merlushkin made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Bird was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mayo made a substitution. Johnnie Osbourn replaced Samuel Farmer. 77 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Des Gill came free, but Ni Tian Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Patrick Robins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Burton in the 82nd minute of the match. William Symons made a great header on Mayo's corner, it was just that El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng managed to reach the ball for a save. Alexander Bird took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süreyya Uzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Burton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Glyn Smith got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Ni Tian Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evelio Goren in the 96th minute.