Official Cup

FC Shqiponja
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) República de la Boca's Tincho Palermo 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. Flavio Bonfigli might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cafu Negri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavio Bonfigli ran back to his position shaking his head. Cafu Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Bonfigli in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Björkdahl in the 5th minute of play forced Shqiponja FC's goalkeeper Cafu Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafu Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tincho Palermo in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Shqiponja FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Inge came free, but Cafu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shqiponja FC's Cafu Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tincho Palermo in the 19th minute of play. Cafu Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Björkdahl in the 20th minute of the match. The supporters of República de la Boca booed when Shqiponja FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龙森景 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute Tincho Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by República de la Boca's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 龙森景 was slow to take the kick. During this time Shqiponja FC's players had a chance to rest. 龙森景 made a great header on Shqiponja FC's corner, it was just that República de la Boca's Gustavo Gabriel managed to reach the ball for a save. Sergio Herena struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Cafu Negri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for República de la Boca. Gustavo Gabriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vic Wijnants, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 34 minutes of play, Shqiponja FC's Vic Wijnants made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustavo Gabriel was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Alberto-Federico Acosta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cafu Negri was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Cafu Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Björkdahl in the 44th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrygo Goes made a kick off. When Tincho Palermo came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the República de la Boca 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. 53 minutes into the match, Shqiponja FC's goalkeeper Cafu Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto-Federico Acosta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vic Wijnants in the 58th minute of play forced República de la Boca's goalkeeper Gustavo Gabriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 played minutes Shqiponja FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrygo Goes. After 63 minutes of play, República de la Boca's Tincho Palermo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cafu Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, Tincho Palermo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cafu Negri. Shqiponja FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tincho Palermo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Tincho Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cafu Negri was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 71st minute República de la Boca were awarded a corner. Camilo Inge went to the cornerflag to take it. Valter Hake tried in the game's 71st match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Cafu Negri. An annoying self made goal, 1-4. In the 75th minute Alberto-Federico Acosta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Shqiponja FC booed when República de la Boca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Bonfigli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Bonfigli kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rodrygo Goes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Gabriel was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto-Federico Acosta in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cafu Negri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cafu Negri made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alberto-Federico Acosta sent off a good shot on target. Rodrygo Goes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustavo Gabriel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Sergio Herena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Cafu Negri managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when República de la Boca's Severino Di Giovanni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Shqiponja FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching República de la Boca's performance. The match ended with a win for República de la Boca.