Official Cup

Dúrham
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco-Aurelio Palermo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Sancho in the 6th minute of play forced Maluko Juniors's goalkeeper Severino Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maluko Juniors's Severino Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Sancho in the 7th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Simbo FC's corner Boleslaw Sidorowicz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Severino Ekhi quite easily take care of the ball. Severino Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 10 minutes Maluko Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sabri Ravelli who took care of the corner kick. Simbo FC's Nestor Sancho was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Severino Ekhi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maluko Juniors's goalkeeper Severino Ekhi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 15 minutes into the game, Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Severino Ekhi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When Boleslaw Sidorowicz came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Simbo FC 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 Boleslaw Sidorowicz couldn't finish the play. Severino Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Nestor Sancho scored 0-3 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severino Ekhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute, Tincho Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severino Ekhi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Tincho Palermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35thth minute of the game Tincho Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maluko Juniors's Severino Ekhi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Severino Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Sancho in the 39th minute of play. When Tincho Palermo came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Simbo FC 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 Tincho Palermo couldn't finish the play. Severino Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piotr Ostrowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Tincho Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 53 played minutes Maluko Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Marco-Aurelio Palermo. Isidoro Cordeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidoro Cordeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Maluko Juniors getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Isidoro Cordeiro hit a great ball. Simbo FC's Natasha Jain was substituted for Anselmo Leocadio. Simbo FC's Sabri Ravelli shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 60th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Severino Ekhi but with some difficulty. Severino Ekhi made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Nestor Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Nestor Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Severino Ekhi came out and tried to block the shot, but Nestor Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 63rd minute. Simbo FC made a substitution. Niceto Nafarroa replaced Boleslaw Sidorowicz. In the 71st minute, Miliano Sacristán ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severino Ekhi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 76 minutes into the match, Miliano Sacristán notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Maluko Juniors's Severino Ekhi. Severino Ekhi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Maluko Juniors defense, Miliano Sacristán kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Severino Ekhi. The Maluko Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Severino Ekhi should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Maluko Juniors's goalkeeper Severino Ekhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Sancho. Miliano Sacristán scored 0-10 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severino Ekhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestor Sancho got free with Severino Ekhi in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Marco-Aurelio Palermo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simbo FC played a much better game than Maluko Juniors and deserved their victory. The Maluko Juniors players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.