Official Cup

Santa Catalina
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) AEK FC's Erland Slyngstad 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Divock Origi in the 5th minute of play forced La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenneth Knudsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Grillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Kenneth Knudsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Baldovino in the 12th minute. You Sheng Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelius Bjørgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Osvaldo Grillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Kenneth Knudsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Divock Origi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Divock Origi in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Divock Origi in the 18th minute of play forced La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marian Brytan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Knudsen having to interfere. Erland Slyngstad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Sheng Qi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes La Herradura FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Steve Triganza who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Cornelius Bjørgo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this You Sheng Qi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. La Herradura FC were furious when Yuri Alcântara was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 35th minute, Steve Triganza 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. AEK FC's Kenneth Knudsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Grillo in the 37th minute of play. Osvaldo Grillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 43 minutes, Erland Slyngstad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AEK FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erland Slyngstad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. You Sheng Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Divock Origi, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. Osvaldo Grillo was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, AEK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Grillo came free, but Kenneth Knudsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Marian Brytan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Knudsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by AEK FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernesto Baldovino was slow to take the kick. During this time La Herradura FC's players had a chance to rest. Marian Brytan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenneth Knudsen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Marian Brytan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. You Sheng Qi made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Erland Slyngstad sent off a good shot on target. After 66 played minutes La Herradura FC got a freekick which was hit by Mergildo Fuente. Kenneth Knudsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Grillo in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by AEK FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernesto Baldovino was slow to take the kick. During this time La Herradura FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 74th match minute, AEK FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jo Evenstad to maneuver through the defense. Kenneth Knudsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Grillo in the 75th minute of the match. La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save La Herradura FC from getting a goal against them. In the 79thth minute of the game Divock Origi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. You Sheng Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Divock Origi in the 82nd minute of the match. La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelius Bjørgo in the 84th minute of play. Erland Slyngstads short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got You Sheng Qi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Marian Brytan fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Herradura FC's protests and gave Marian Brytan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd minute, Marian Brytan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erland Slyngstad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but You Sheng Qi made a huge save. The La Herradura FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing AEK FC to win.