Official Cup

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) After 3 minutes, Ernesto Montoya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LinuX F.C. and the ZG Hakleri players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes LinuX F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Montoya. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragutin Frantal, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, ZG Hakleri's goalkeeper Holer Nolle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Mesen. In the 6th minute, Elias Mesen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LinuX F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jorge Padilla in the 9th minute. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sanjin Skelin in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LinuX F.C.'s Mariano Villalobos got a free kick in the 15th minute. Arijan Paović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arijan Paović in the 18th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragutin Frantal in the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ZG Hakleri's zone, Jorge Padilla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Holer Nolle came out of the goal and Jorge Padilla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 26 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Arijan Paović came free, but Bernardo Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arijan Paović in the 28th minute of play. Mainor Martinez kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Dragutin Frantal scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Arias, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute Sanjin Skelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Brezović, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Bernardo Arias came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by ZG Hakleri's Leo Krivačić. But to his dismay, Leo Krivačić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Ilko Toplek took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Arias. Bernardo Arias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jorge Padilla made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Sanjin Skelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilko Toplek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Bernardo Arias made a huge save. Leo Krivačić kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. ZG Hakleri's Holer Nolle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Mesen in the 57th minute of play. Holer Nolle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Mesen in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, ZG Hakleri's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Padilla came free, but Holer Nolle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilko Toplek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Bernardo Arias made a huge save. In the 67th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Montoya to maneuver through the defense. ZG Hakleri's Holer Nolle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Padilla in the 69th minute of play. Ernesto Montoya was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of LinuX F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ZG Hakleri:s goal. In the 81st match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Robles to maneuver through the defense. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arijan Paović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arijan Paović in the 86th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arijan Paović in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Arijan Paović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Arias was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. After having played for 98 minutes, Sanjin Skelin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZG Hakleri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sanjin Skelin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sanjin Skelin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Arias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 100th minute of play. ZG Hakleri's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.