Official Cup

Anita Pupich
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Augusto Stephen made the kick off and thus started the match. Shen Yi Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Martxel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Isias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Stephen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Serapio in the 4th minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Stephen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Isias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Villa Castelar's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Carlsson came free, but Marco Isias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Isias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Stephen in the 8th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Goblins F.C.'s Edgar Lind got a free kick in the 31st minute. With a little luck, Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan got control of the ball when Raul Mikelar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Villa Castelar's Albano Lia got a free kick in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Augusto Stephen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Isias. Villa Castelar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Stephen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Raul Mikelar charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raul Mikelar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Villa Castelar's Raul Mikelar got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute Edvard Carlsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Isias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Edvard Carlsson notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Villa Castelar's Marco Isias. Marco Isias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Villa Castelar's Nicasio Ilazki was substituted for Andres Martxel. Augusto Stephen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 67th playminute. Augusto Stephen had several of the Villa Castelar's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 71 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed Marco Isias as he didn't even see the shot coming. Shen Yi Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregorio Rexino, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Augusto Stephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Villa Castelar's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Carlsson came free, but Marco Isias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Edvard Carlsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Ilazki in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Carlsson in the 90th minute of play forced Villa Castelar's goalkeeper Marco Isias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Goblins F.C.'s Walmyr Prestes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Albano Lia in the 95 minute of the game. Augusto Stephen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Marco Isias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Goblins F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.