Official Cup

BVB Arena
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zhu Yue started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Emilian Zgabei kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claudio Umbruso. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tití Fernandes Braga in the 7th minute of play forced BuBu's goalkeeper Zachary Kicia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachary Kicia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Yue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in BuBu's zone, Tití Fernandes Braga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Kicia came out of the goal and Tití Fernandes Braga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute Tití Fernandes Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Kicia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Kicia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Yue in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, BuBu's goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Orlondon came free, but Zachary Kicia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Zbyszko Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Umbruso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BuBu's Zachary Kicia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Yue in the 17th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Los Gaticidas's goal looked a bit too open when Halil Utku Ulukaan came free, but Claudio Umbruso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio Umbruso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halil Utku Ulukaan in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Los Gaticidas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prospero Lalla to maneuver through the defense. Zachary Kicia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tití Fernandes Braga in the 27th minute of the match. Zachary Kicia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Yue, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute Tití Fernandes Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Kicia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Kicia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tití Fernandes Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Claudio Umbruso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Tití Fernandes Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Zachary Kicia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Umbruso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszko Ratulowski in the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Aulestia made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Tití Fernandes Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Kicia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Kicia was a little too slow when Tití Fernandes Braga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 1-1. Zachary Kicia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tití Fernandes Braga's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Zhu Yue could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Zachary Kicia made a huge save. Emilian Zgabei's late challenge caught a Los Gaticidas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilian Zgabei helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Emilian Zgabei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zachary Kicia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Lalla in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th match minute, BuBu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halil Utku Ulukaan to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute of the match, Zhu Yue got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zachary Kicia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Milosz Rykaczewski charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Milosz Rykaczewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Milosz Rykaczewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Los Gaticidas's Zachary Kicia threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tití Fernandes Braga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tití Fernandes Braga in the 88th minute of play forced BuBu's goalkeeper Zachary Kicia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The BuBu supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Los Gaticidas's performance. The match ended with a win for Los Gaticidas.