Official Cup

Mauro Leonardo
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Umberto Nunes started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Umberto Nunes made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Andino Sport Club's Yin Qi Xuan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Andino Sport Club's Edvard Fagerberg threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dilyan Uzunov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Commander Crowe's Edvard Fagerberg got control of the ball when Andrei Râmniceanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 13 minutes of play, Commander Crowe's Umberto Nunes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yin Qi Xuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leif Holmgren's late challenge caught a Andino Sport Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leif Holmgren helped the player get up and apologised. Edvard Fagerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dilyan Uzunov in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Andino Sport Club's Rigoberto Fonso got a free kick in the 21st minute. Umberto Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dilyan Uzunov in the 34th minute of play forced Commander Crowe's goalkeeper Edvard Fagerberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dilyan Uzunov scored 1-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edvard Fagerberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andrei Râmniceanu hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Nicasio Gotzon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Commander Crowe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 43 minutes into the game, Peter Örtendahl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Commander Crowe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andino Sport Club the free kick. Peter Örtendahl hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dilyan Uzunov was the one to do the kick off. When Dilyan Uzunov came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Andino Sport Club 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 Dilyan Uzunov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Gotzon in the 56th minute of play forced Andino Sport Club's goalkeeper Yin Qi Xuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Andino Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nicasio Gotzon came free, but Yin Qi Xuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leif Holmgren got free with Yin Qi Xuan in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yin Qi Xuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicasio Gotzon in the 64th minute of the match. Andino Sport Club's Yin Qi Xuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Nunes in the 69th minute of play. Yin Qi Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Gotzon, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After having played for 76 minutes, Dilyan Uzunov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andino Sport Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dilyan Uzunov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andino Sport Club made a substitution. Donato Garcia replaced Andrei Râmniceanu. With a little luck, Andino Sport Club's Yin Qi Xuan got control of the ball when Leif Holmgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edvard Fagerberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Foro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Laureano Terciero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Commander Crowe's Edvard Fagerberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Foro in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Commander Crowe left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Andino Sport Club.