Official Cup

La Rokola
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Martin Palermo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tim Tarasek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Faron in the 5th minute of play. Hector Speed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Martin Palermo got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 13 minutes into the match. The supporters of RoKoCoKo TeaM booed when TWO-KINGS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Illan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Angel Di Maria 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. TWO-KINGS's Jimeno Flores proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save TWO-KINGS from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes into the match, RoKoCoKo TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Paskal came free, but Tim Tarasek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RoKoCoKo TeaM's Martin Palermo got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, Angel Di Maria had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jimeno Flores. TWO-KINGS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Di Maria was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When 石克翔 fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TWO-KINGS's protests and gave 石克翔 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Gustavo Marz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Boleslaw Gondela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Palermo got free with Jimeno Flores in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Martin Palermo could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Jimeno Flores however easily saved by the left post. Peng Wei Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Martin Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Jimeno Flores made a huge save. In the 44th minute 石克翔 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Tarasek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, RoKoCoKo TeaM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Palermo to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boleslaw Gondela was the one to do the kick off. Peng Wei Yuan's late challenge caught a RoKoCoKo TeaM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peng Wei Yuan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th match minute, TWO-KINGS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peng Wei Yuan to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in TWO-KINGS's zone, Martin Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimeno Flores came out of the goal and Martin Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TWO-KINGS's Jimeno Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Di Maria in the 60th minute of play. When RoKoCoKo TeaM's Martin Palermo in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TWO-KINGS's goalie prevented a goal. Jimeno Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 70th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Hector Speed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79thth minute of the game Martin Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TWO-KINGS's Jimeno Flores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Martin Palermo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimeno Flores having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jax Van Landschoot in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimeno Flores saved TWO-KINGS from getting behind. If Angel Di Maria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 85 minutes into the match, TWO-KINGS's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Di Maria came free, but Jimeno Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Faron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Martin Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimeno Flores was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. RoKoCoKo TeaM fully deserved thier win.