Official Cup

To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) StrikerS™'s Rogério Vidal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. StrikerS™'s Rosendo Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Konopka in the 5th minute of play. With a little luck, Jipa RO's Fabinho Prestes got control of the ball when Pedro Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Vidal in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabinho Prestes saved Jipa RO from getting behind. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Jipa RO! In the 10th minute of the match StrikerS™ got a corner. Jipa RO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rogério Vidal ran over to the corner to take the kick. 19 minutes into the match, Jipa RO's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Vidal came free, but Fabinho Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Konopka, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Konopka came free, but Rosendo Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norbert Konopka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rosendo Oinatz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Fabinho Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Haaland in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Fabinho Prestes made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Norbert Konopka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rosendo Oinatz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After the first half Jipa RO were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Norbert Konopka might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rosendo Oinatz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Norbert Konopka ran back to his position shaking his head. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Konopka, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Fabinho Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Silva in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes in the game, Norbert Konopka dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Rosendo Oinatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Konopka in the 60th minute of the match. Jipa RO's Haroldo Terra was substituted for Norbert Konopka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Terra in the 73rd minute of play forced StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jipa RO's Haruki Murakami shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rosendo Oinatz but with some difficulty. In the 80th minute Haroldo Terra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Terra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosendo Oinatz was relentless in the 85th minute of the game.