Official Cup

Di Stéfano Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erling Bennet got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Fontes. 6 minutes into the match, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Caniggia came free, but Kyriakos Antoniou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Antoniou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erling Bennet in the 12th minute of play. After some careless play in the 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 defense, Anders Holmgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kyriakos Antoniou. The 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kyriakos Antoniou should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's zone, Carl Caniggia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kyriakos Antoniou came out of the goal and Carl Caniggia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Erling Bennet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyriakos Antoniou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyriakos Antoniou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Caniggia in the 19th minute of play. Erling Bennet scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kyriakos Antoniou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the match, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Petruț Caraiman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hami Tuna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 were awarded a corner. Valdemar Fontes went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's corner Valdemar Fontes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hami Tuna quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alesander Cossio got free with Hami Tuna in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd match minute, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. Kyriakos Antoniou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Band Of Brothers's Hami Tuna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alesander Cossio in the 46th minute of play. When Petruț Caraiman fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's protests and gave Petruț Caraiman a yellow card for diving instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Carl Caniggia got free with Kyriakos Antoniou in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernat Bonet lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 56th minute, Bernat Bonet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute of the match Valdemar Fontes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hami Tuna showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Band Of Brothers's Hami Tuna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Caraiman in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Kyriakos Antoniou got control of the ball when Erling Bennet tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Band Of Brothers's goal looked a bit too open when Alesander Cossio came free, but Hami Tuna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Kyriakos Antoniou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Bennet in the 68th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Petruț Caraiman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hami Tuna. Band Of Brothers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petruț Caraiman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Frank Freire was substituted for Petruț Caraiman. 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Juvenal de Senna was substituted for Alesander Cossio. 79 minutes into the match, Anders Kielberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kyriakos Antoniou, 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal de Senna in the 83rd minute of play forced Band Of Brothers's goalkeeper Hami Tuna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hami Tuna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juvenal de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】's Pedro Luiz Barbosa got a free kick in the 91st minute. Kyriakos Antoniou made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Erling Bennet sent off a good shot on target. The 【¡Hālā Μāđяιđ CF!】 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Band Of Brothers's performance. The match ended with a win for Band Of Brothers.