Official Cup

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernesto Minichiello took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ennio De Nardis's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio De Nardis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Ennio De Nardis got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Tomas Lain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Polidori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Renatas Eidukonis kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the last second Armando Polidori throw himself and got hold of the ball when Tomas Lain in the 11thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Armando Polidori had great luck who in the 12thth minute grab hold of the ball when Tomas Lain from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 13thth minute of the game Tomas Lain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Aversano hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Tomas Lain succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. In the 16thth minute of the game Tomas Lain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Alberigo Gianfrancesco got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Tomas Lain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Zaccardi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Merexildo having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Harsh Gods's Ali Numan Afak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. XMAS's Armando Polidori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save XMAS from getting a goal against them. Tomas Lain who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Armando Polidori when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Cabezas in the 31st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Lain in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Polidori saved XMAS from getting behind. In the 33rdth minute of the game Tomas Lain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Polidori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Lain in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Polidori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Numan Afaks short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Armando Polidori to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ali Numan Afak had several of the XMAS's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 39 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Armando Polidori as he didn't even see the shot coming. Kauan Rosa scored 6-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Polidori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Lain to make the kick off. Abdurrahim Dengizer made a great header on Harsh Gods's corner, it was just that XMAS's Armando Polidori managed to reach the ball for a save. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Lain's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Ali Numan Afak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Numan Afak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Tomas Lain sped through XMAS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Lain in the 64th minute of play. When Ernesto Minichiello came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the XMAS 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 Ernesto Minichiello couldn't finish the play. In the 68thth minute of the game Tomas Lain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Numan Afak in the 74th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Ali Numan Afak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Numan Afak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Tomas Lain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. Harsh Gods's Gabriele Meilutyte was substituted for Renatas Eidukonis. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Ali Numan Afak sped through XMAS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Polidori. Harsh Gods were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after XMAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto Carlos took the corner. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Lain's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Lain came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jogaila Makauskas to maneuver through the defense. XMAS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.